DISCIPLINE · 35% of composite

Forbes vs The Economist — Discipline

Name: Forbes vs The Economist — Citation Discipline comparison
Creator: SourceScore
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

How rigorously each source backs its factual claims with verifiable evidence.

Verdict

The Economist outscores Forbes on Citation Discipline by 29 points (B · 71 vs D · 42).

Staff articles strong; contributor articles often single-sourced or thinly edited; mixed quality undercuts domain-level rating.

Editorial fact-check process is rigorous, but anonymity makes individual-claim provenance opaque.

Global rank · Discipline

Source	Score	Grade	Rank	Detail
Forbes forbes.com	42	D·42	#127 / 130	view →
The Economist economist.com	71	B·71	#115 / 130	view →

ForbesD·42

Discipline · 42/100

Staff articles strong; contributor articles often single-sourced or thinly edited; mixed quality undercuts domain-level rating.

The EconomistB·71

Discipline · 71/100

Editorial fact-check process is rigorous, but anonymity makes individual-claim provenance opaque.

Forbes

Contributor program
External writers with limited editorial review on per-piece basis.

The Economist