Is Yardbarker a reliable source?
This is how independent third parties assess the credibility and media bias of this source.
OVERALL RATING:
Yardbarker scores a total of 0 Plus Points and 0 Minus Points in our evaluation of journalistic quality.
This corresponds to a score of 50* resp. the grade C (satisfactory).
*: (0 + 5 BP) * 100 / (0 + 5 BP + 0 + 5 BP)
This corresponds to a score of 50* resp. the grade C (satisfactory).
| Grade | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| very good | A+ | > 89 |
| A | 89 - 84 | |
| A− | 83 - 79 | |
| good | B+ | 78 - 74 |
| B | 73 - 67 | |
| B− | 66 - 62 | |
| satisfactory | C+ | 61 - 56 |
| C | 55 - 49 | |
| C− | 48 - 44 | |
| sufficient | D+ | 43 - 39 |
| D | 38 - 32 | |
| poor | D− | 31 - 26 |
| insufficient | F | < 26 |
Grade composition
The overall rating is made up of the following individual ratings from independent third parties:
Wikipedia
Wikipedia’s reliability was frequently criticized in the 2000s. However, various studies and media reports have noted improvements over time, and in the late 2010s and early 2020s, it was more often praised.
In the scoring model, any positive mention of a source’s credibility or quality in a Wikipedia extract receives a plus point—while negative mentions are treated as minus points.
- "Yardbarker is a website for sports and entertainment news and information that has been owned by Fox Sports Interactive since 2010."
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- MBFC-rating was not found.
Fact Checkers
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.
- We have not identified any failed fact checks to date.
Journalism Awards
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- We have not identified any awards for editorial or journalistic quality.
Press Council Rulings
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- We are not aware of any press council rulings against this source to date.
Studies
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- We have not identified any evaluations by academic studies to date.
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