D-grade sources on Citation Discipline
Citation Discipline measures how rigorously a source backs each factual claim with verifiable evidence. Score range 40–54 = weak.
TechCrunch leads D-grade Discipline sources at D · 50 · 6 sources qualify (5% of 130)
Ranked — D on Discipline
- #1D·50
Mix of strong reporting + opinion + rumor; corrections page exists but inconsistent.
- #2D·50
Hard-news desk runs editorial standards; opinion + commentary pieces often single-sourced; corrections varying.
- #3D·50
Staff articles strong; legacy contributor blogs (now archived) varying quality; corrections public.
- #4D·50
Aggregator with no editorial fact-check; comments unmoderated for accuracy; flag-based community moderation.
- #5D·42
Staff articles strong; contributor articles often single-sourced or thinly edited; mixed quality undercuts domain-level rating.
- #6D·40
Author-level discipline varies; platform does not enforce citation standards.