Simmone Shah

Simmone Shah is a reporter at TIME who covers a variety of topics including climate change, health and politics. She has written extensively about the impacts of extreme heat waves on American cities and the measures being taken to address this growing issue. Simmone also reports on issues related to public health, such as the rise in paralytic shellfish poisoning cases in various states and the potential dangers of social media use. In addition, she has covered a range of other subjects including friendships, missing persons and popular baby names. Prior to joining TIME, Simmone worked at various news outlets covering local and national stories.

Biography:  https://time.com/author/simmone-shah/

99%

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Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

100%

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Conflicts of Interest

100%

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Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Heats indexes may exceed 105 degrees
  • Heat wave continues in eastern and mid-Atlantic states
  • Highs could reach 100 degrees in Philadelphia and D.C.
  • High temperatures are in the forecast for over 135 million Americans this weekend.
  • Longest-lasting and strongest June heat wave in years impacts Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast
  • Numerous cities including Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Washington and Baltimore have reached or are predicted to reach the highest level of National Weather Service’s HeatRisk forecast
  • Over 200 million people in the US forecast to experience highs of at least 90 degrees
  • Peak conditions expected in Mid-Atlantic through weekend

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

Heat Wave Breaks Records: Over 100 Million Americans Affected, Midwest and East Coast Brace for Scorching Temperatures

Heat Wave Breaks Records: Over 100 Million Americans Affected, Midwest and East Coast Brace for Scorching Temperatures

Broke On: Friday, 21 June 2024 A heat wave is breaking temperature records across the eastern US, with over 100 million people under heat alerts. The Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions are experiencing extreme heat, reaching up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit in cities like Chicago and New York City. Wildfires continue to burn in New Mexico, destroying over 1,400 structures and claiming at least two lives. A cold front is expected to bring relief starting tomorrow.