Bottom 10 sources on Citation Discipline
Citation Discipline measures how rigorously a source backs each factual claim with verifiable evidence.
Stratechery sits at the bottom of discipline at C · 65 · use these sources cautiously when citing
Ranked — Bottom 10 on Discipline
- #121C·65
Single-author opinion; well-sourced + reasoned; transparent disclosures of investment positions.
- #122C·55
Mix of investigative + rumor + opinion; some pieces multi-sourced, many single-sourced from PR.
- #123D·50
Mix of strong reporting + opinion + rumor; corrections page exists but inconsistent.
- #124D·50
Hard-news desk runs editorial standards; opinion + commentary pieces often single-sourced; corrections varying.
- #125D·50
Staff articles strong; legacy contributor blogs (now archived) varying quality; corrections public.
- #126D·50
Aggregator with no editorial fact-check; comments unmoderated for accuracy; flag-based community moderation.
- #127D·42
Staff articles strong; contributor articles often single-sourced or thinly edited; mixed quality undercuts domain-level rating.
- #128D·40
Author-level discipline varies; platform does not enforce citation standards.
- #129F·30
Viral lifestyle content rarely cited; quizzes + listicles do not require sourcing.
- #130F·22
Wikipedia community deprecated as a source in 2017 for poor fact-checking + sensationalism + fabrication concerns.