DISCIPLINE · 35% of composite

Daily Mail — Discipline

Name: Daily Mail — Citation Discipline detail
Creator: SourceScore
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

dailymail.co.uk · Tabloid

Citation Discipline measures how rigorously a source backs each factual claim with verifiable evidence. High-Discipline sources cite primary evidence inline; low-Discipline sources opine without sourcing.

F·22

F · 22

Wikipedia community deprecated as a source in 2017 for poor fact-checking + sensationalism + fabrication concerns.

What drives this Discipline score

Wikipedia 2017 RfC
Community consensus banned the Daily Mail as a reliable source on Wikipedia.
IPSO complaints
High frequency of UK regulator complaints upheld.

Global rank

#130 of 130

By Discipline across all SourceScore sources

In-category rank

#1 of 1

Among tabloid sources

Vs. averages

Cat. mean: 22
Global mean: 85

Equal to category mean