Is Polygon a reliable source?

This is how independent third parties assess the credibility and media bias of this source.
OVERALL RATING:17 +, 3 -
    Polygon scores a total of 17 Plus Points and 3 Minus Points in our evaluation of journalistic quality.
    This corresponds to a score of 73* resp. the grade B (good).

    Grade Score
    very good A+ > 89
    A 89 - 84
    A- 83 - 79
    good B+ 78 - 74
    B 73 - 69
    B- 68 - 63
    satisfactory C+ 62 - 58
    C 57 - 53
    C- 52 - 47
    sufficient D+ 46 - 44
    D 43 - 40
    D- 39 - 37
    poor E+ 36 - 33
    E 32 - 30
    E- 29 - 26
    insufficient F < 26
    *: (17 + 5 BP) * 100 / (17 + 5 BP + 3 + 5 BP)

    The breakdown of the points follows below.
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