Instead, we consider the news source's reputation for accuracy.
Literally the problem. I think everyone here knows already, but wikipedia's move (which started at least 10 years ago) to filter and rank content based on arbitrarily-defined reliable sources was a scam to lock down the narrative. There's only a few major corporations and wire services in the entire English speaking world that decide the truth for every media outlet. Still others use wikipedia for reference, which creates a feedback loop and keeps people in a bubble. It's like a semi-decentralized Ministry of Truth. The deep state's proposed department of misinformation would have simply formalized it.
Literally the problem. I think everyone here knows already, but wikipedia's move (which started at least 10 years ago) to filter and rank content based on arbitrarily-defined reliable sources was a scam to lock down the narrative. There's only a few major corporations and wire services in the entire English speaking world that decide the truth for every media outlet. Still others use wikipedia for reference, which creates a feedback loop and keeps people in a bubble. It's like a semi-decentralized Ministry of Truth. The deep state's proposed department of misinformation would have simply formalized it.