> I would be more interested in him implementing certain features like a journalistic credibility score for outlets and individuals. Base it on number of retractions, mistakes, and outright lies. Surely a score like that might put certain fake news propagators in line.
Which then raises the issue of who scores the scorer. You already have people throwing fits because the garbage they post gets labeled as misleading or not true. So how would this be any different besides you liking the person in charge of the scoring?
Could be done with ML perhaps, or via consensus. I did list retractions for that reason, as there is a point where even an outlet needs to admit they got something wrong, but burying it at the bottom of a year old article no one will ever see is a dirty move. Either way it's not my problem to solve, just something I would like to see.
Which then raises the issue of who scores the scorer. You already have people throwing fits because the garbage they post gets labeled as misleading or not true. So how would this be any different besides you liking the person in charge of the scoring?