Lizette Ortega,

Lizette Ortega is a reporter for the Health & Science desk at The Washington Post. She has a background in Physics and Applied Physics from Wellesley College and Harvard University respectively. Her work includes co-leading and writing for the Harvard Quantum Initiative Blog, and she is part of the 2024 AAAS Mass Media Fellowship cohort. She focuses on reporting news related to health, science, confidential news tips, and shares latest updates with The Post.

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/lizette-ortega/

85%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

50%

Examples:

  • The article does not take a clear side in the debate about the cognitive abilities of President Biden and former President Trump.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

25%

Examples:

  • The article cites doubts about the mental fitness of both Biden and Trump, but it does not present any contradictory information within itself.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

Presidential Cognitive Ability: A Comparative Analysis of Biden and Trump's Assessments

Presidential Cognitive Ability: A Comparative Analysis of Biden and Trump's Assessments

Broke On: Tuesday, 17 January 2023 In the US presidential race, cognitive ability has become a topic of discussion surrounding Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Both candidates have faced questions about their mental fitness due to their age, with Biden dismissing calls for taking a cognitive test while Trump claims to have passed one in 2018 without providing details. The American Academy of Neurology recommends assessing individuals over 65 for cognitive abilities, and Biden's neurological exam results were released as part of his annual physical report. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment is commonly used to measure cognitive function, and both candidates' mental fitness has become a significant issue in the race.