Vanessa Schipani
Philosopher and Journalist
RADIO
Undark
In March 2018, I spoke with Undark's podcast about the effects of violence in the media as FactCheck.org's science writer. I also talked about how my background in the history and philosophy of science helps me as a journalist. My segment starts at ~16:00.
WHYY
In June 2016, I spoke with WHYY, Philadelphia's NPR station, about my work at FactCheck.org and how my background in the history and philosophy of science helps me in that work. You can listen here.
TV
Autism and Trump - February 2017 - I discussed President Trump's inaccurate claim on that there's been a “tremendous” increase in autism in U.S. children on NBC10.

EPA and the Paris Agreement - March 2017 - I covered claims made by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt about the Paris Agreement on NBC10.

Opioids and Marijuana - April 2017 - I discussed two questionable claims that former Attorney General Jeff Sessions made about marijuana and opioids as the science writer for FactCheck.org on NBC.

Tilapia versus Bacon - August 2017 - I discussed deceptive articles that claim bacon is healthier than tilapia on NBC10.
