Glossary
Trust Tier
PressGrade's categorical label summarizing overall credibility: High Trust (75-100), Moderate Trust (45-74), Low Trust (35-44), Very Low Trust (0-34).
Why it matters
Trust tiers give consumers a quick reference for understanding credibility without interpreting a raw numerical score.
What good looks like
AP News and Reuters fall in the High Trust tier.
What poor practice looks like
Trust tier is not a measure of political orientation — figures across the spectrum can fall in any tier.
How PressGrade scores it
Trust tier is determined by the overall weighted score across the five criteria.
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