Standards-informed, evidence-first scoring
Veritas measures visible journalistic signals with deterministic rules. The principles below informed which signals we value; none of these organizations endorses, certifies, or audits Veritas Shield.
Visible evidence
Every dimension exposes the signals, rationale, and point effect used in the result.
No reputation shortcut
Publisher tiers, popularity, and familiar names never substitute for article-level evidence.
Honest limits
A score helps inspect reporting practice; it cannot guarantee every claim is true.
Primary references
Journalism principles that inform JQA
Society of Professional Journalists
Verification, clear sourcing, context, corrections, and separation of advertising.
Associated Press
Attribution, source identification, documentary evidence, and careful anonymous sourcing.
Reuters
Accuracy before speed, named sources, cross-checking, fair comment, and transparent corrections.
The Trust Project
Ownership, journalist expertise, content labels, references, methods, and reader feedback.
Journalism Trust Initiative
Publisher identity, transparency, editorial professionalism, and accountability processes.
IFCN Code of Principles
Transparent, nonpartisan fact-checking with visible sourcing and methodology.
Current model
Scoring dimensions
Transparency & Accountability
Authorship & Attribution
Sourcing & Evidence
Language & Genre Clarity
Publication & Presentation
Verification Practice
Calibration safeguards prevent author quantity, internal navigation links, article age, ad quantity, wire provenance, publisher tier, and isolated fact-check words from distorting credibility.