R0051/2026-03-31/Q002/SRC02

Research	R0051 — Fact-Checking Gap
Run	2026-03-31
Query	Q002
Search	S02
Result	S02-R02
Source	SRC02

W3C "Technological Approaches to Improving Credibility Assessment on the Web" — Final Report

Source

Field	Value
Title	Technological Approaches to Improving Credibility Assessment on the Web
Publisher	W3C Credible Web Community Group
Author(s)	W3C Credible Web Community Group
Date	2018 (published), 2020 (finalized)
URL	https://www.w3.org/2018/10/credibility-tech/
Type	Standards community report

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	Medium-High
Relevance	High
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	N/A
Bias: Selective reporting	Low risk
Bias: Randomization	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding	Low risk

Rationale

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Final Community Group Report from W3C — completed publication. However, finalized in 2020 "without textual revisions beyond status change notation."
Relevance	Directly addresses the query — this is the group's primary report on technological credibility assessment approaches.
Bias flags	Low risk — community-developed report with transparent process.

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC02-E01	Report explicitly acknowledges absence of standard credibility scales