R0050/2026-03-31/Q001/SRC02

Research	R0050 — Journalism and Other Truth-Seeking Disciplines
Run	2026-03-31
Query	Q001
Search	S01
Result	S01-R02
Source	SRC02

NewsGuard Rating Process and Criteria

Source

Field	Value
Title	Website Rating Process and Criteria
Publisher	NewsGuard
Author(s)	NewsGuard
Date	Current (undated, accessed 2026-03-31)
URL	https://www.newsguardtech.com/ratings/rating-process-criteria/
Type	Methodology documentation

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	High
Relevance	High
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	Some concerns
Bias: Selective reporting	Low risk
Bias: Randomization	N/A
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A
Bias: COI/Funding	Some concerns

Rationale

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Primary methodology document from NewsGuard; authoritative self-description
Relevance	Directly describes a structured source reliability tiering system
Bias flags	Measurement concern: pass-fail criteria may oversimplify complex assessments. COI concern: NewsGuard is a commercial entity whose ratings may be influenced by business relationships, though the methodology is transparent

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC02-E01	NewsGuard's 9-criterion weighted 0-100 scoring system with tiered reliability ratings