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DISCIPLINE · BOTTOM 10 · 10 sources

Bottom 10 sources on Citation Discipline

Citation Discipline measures how rigorously a source backs each factual claim with verifiable evidence.

Closest to median

Stratechery sits at the bottom of discipline at C · 65 · use these sources cautiously when citing

Band mean
45
Average Discipline score across these 10 sources
Global mean
85
Average Discipline across all 130 sources
Δ vs global
-40
Band averages below global on Discipline

Ranked — Bottom 10 on Discipline

  1. #121
    Stratecherystratechery.com·Tech News

    Single-author opinion; well-sourced + reasoned; transparent disclosures of investment positions.

    C·65
  2. #122
    The Vergetheverge.com·Tech News

    Mix of investigative + rumor + opinion; some pieces multi-sourced, many single-sourced from PR.

    C·55
  3. #123
    TechCrunchtechcrunch.com·Tech News

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

    D·50
  4. #124
    Fox Newsfoxnews.com·News

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

    D·50
  5. #125
    HuffPosthuffpost.com·News

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

    D·50
  6. #126
    Hacker Newsnews.ycombinator.com·Tech News

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

    D·50
  7. #127
    Forbesforbes.com·Business

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

    D·42
  8. #128
    Mediummedium.com·Platform

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

    D·40
  9. #129
    BuzzFeedbuzzfeed.com·Lifestyle

    Viral lifestyle content rarely cited; quizzes + listicles do not require sourcing.

    F·30
  10. #130
    Daily Maildailymail.co.uk·Tabloid

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

    F·22

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