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DISCIPLINE · GRADE D · 40–54 · 6 sources

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.

Top of grade

TechCrunch leads D-grade Discipline sources at D · 50 · 6 sources qualify (5% of 130)

Mean in grade
47
Average Discipline score among the 6 D-grade sources
Global mean
85
Average Discipline across all 130 sources
Share of dataset
5%
6 of 130 sources earn D on Discipline

Ranked — D on Discipline

  1. #1
    TechCrunchtechcrunch.com·Tech News

    Mix of strong reporting + opinion + rumor; corrections page exists but inconsistent.

    D·50
  2. #2
    Fox Newsfoxnews.com·News

    Hard-news desk runs editorial standards; opinion + commentary pieces often single-sourced; corrections varying.

    D·50
  3. #3
    HuffPosthuffpost.com·News

    Staff articles strong; legacy contributor blogs (now archived) varying quality; corrections public.

    D·50
  4. #4
    Hacker Newsnews.ycombinator.com·Tech News

    Aggregator with no editorial fact-check; comments unmoderated for accuracy; flag-based community moderation.

    D·50
  5. #5
    Forbesforbes.com·Business

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

    D·42
  6. #6
    Mediummedium.com·Platform

    Author-level discipline varies; platform does not enforce citation standards.

    D·40

Grade D on other dimensions

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