Is USA Today a reliable source?
This is how independent third parties assess the credibility and media bias of this source.
OVERALL RATING:37 +, 11 -
USA Today scores a total of 37 Plus Points and 11 Minus Points in our evaluation of journalistic quality.
This corresponds to a score of 72* resp. the grade B (good).
*: (37 + 5 BP) * 100 / (37 + 5 BP + 11 + 5 BP)
The breakdown of the points follows below.
This corresponds to a score of 72* 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 |
The breakdown of the points follows below.
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Journalism Awards3 +
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duPont–Columbia Award
Fact Checkers1 -
We primarily use fact-checkers affiliated with the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). We have linked to the International Fact-Checking Network fact-checkers' code of principles in the headline. For each failed fact-checker there is one minus point.
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- There have been no press council rulings against the source to date.
Studies
Most scientific publications, though not all, rely on some form of peer review or editorial review to qualify texts for publication. Sources mentioned in studies which rate media quality and/or reliability receive between 10 plus and 10 minus points.
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