And if you have questions about the credibility of Credder, you can just check the Credder ratings on Verrit, which is itself verified by Truther and Accurit, which are backed up by Credder. Solved!
News trustworthiness is not a technical problem and cannot be solved by technical solutions. News: something you don't know. Verifying news: asking people to opine about the trustworthiness of something they don't know.
> "Here's an opaque cardboard box. In it is a banana. Now rate my news story on its accuracy. NO, you are not allowed to open or inspect the box in any way. Also, a lot of you have strong political opinions about bananas. Ready, GO!"
Garbage in, garbage out.
Far too gameable, a fundamentally insoluble problem to begin with.
News trustworthiness is not a technical problem and cannot be solved by technical solutions. News: something you don't know. Verifying news: asking people to opine about the trustworthiness of something they don't know.
> "Here's an opaque cardboard box. In it is a banana. Now rate my news story on its accuracy. NO, you are not allowed to open or inspect the box in any way. Also, a lot of you have strong political opinions about bananas. Ready, GO!"
Garbage in, garbage out.
Far too gameable, a fundamentally insoluble problem to begin with.