Risks of Science Misinformation - Topic Citations
Topic ID: 51
Every citation has two independent 0-100 scores. The source Reliability score rates the general reliability of the outlet itself, regardless of the specific claim, based on an eight-tier scale running from primary government and international scientific bodies (CDC, WHO, NASA, IPCC) at the top, through peer-reviewed journals, wire services, mainstream science journalism, and advocacy organizations, down to tertiary references like Wikipedia and unverifiable or absent sources at the bottom.
The Accuracy score, by contrast, rates how well a specific citation supports topic statements — a citation from an excellent source can score low if misapplied or can score high if it precisely backs up topic statements.
Public Health Consequences of Misinformation (Preventable Illness/Death)
- TIME (already-established primary source)Reliability score: 74 | Accuracy score: 82
- TIME (already-established primary source)Reliability score: 74 | Accuracy score: 82
Erosion of Shared Reality Undermining Democratic Consensus
- European Commission Joint Research CentreReliability score: 65 | Accuracy score: 82
- European Commission Joint Research CentreReliability score: 65 | Accuracy score: 82
- PubMed / ScienceDirectReliability score: 87 | Accuracy score: 75
- PubMed / ScienceDirectReliability score: 87 | Accuracy score: 75
Disinformations Goal Is Sowing Distrust, Not Just Belief (Precise Match)
- ScienceDirect (Trends in Cognitive Sciences)Reliability score: 87 | Accuracy score: 88
- ScienceDirect (Trends in Cognitive Sciences)Reliability score: 87 | Accuracy score: 88
Emotional Content Spreading Faster & More Shareable
- Science (AAAS) - already-established primary sourceReliability score: 95 | Accuracy score: 82
- Science (AAAS) - already-established primary sourceReliability score: 95 | Accuracy score: 82