DISCIPLINE · 35% of composite

The Economist — Discipline

economist.com · News

Citation Discipline measures how rigorously a source backs each factual claim with verifiable evidence. High-Discipline sources cite primary evidence inline; low-Discipline sources opine without sourcing.

B·71

B · 71

Editorial fact-check process is rigorous, but anonymity makes individual-claim provenance opaque.

What drives this Discipline score

House style
Articles attributed to 'The Economist' rather than named authors.
Internal fact-check
Editorial review per piece, not externally verifiable.

Global rank

#115 of 130

By Discipline across all SourceScore sources

In-category rank

#25 of 27

Among news sources

Vs. averages

Cat. mean: 81
Global mean: 85

-10 below category

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