Auren · Article-Level News Analysis

Source Reliability

Source reliability is a backward-looking assessment of a news organisation's track record: how frequently it has been found to contain factual errors; whether it maintains and publishes correction policies; whether it is transparent about its ownership, funding, and editorial standards; and whether it has been evaluated positively by independent fact-checking and media monitoring organisations. Source reliability is not the same as credibility; a reliable source can still publish biased content, and a source with a strong reliability track record can still produce weak individual articles. It is best understood as a base rate: how likely, on average, is content from this source to be accurate and well-sourced?