skepticism, questioning information instead of accepting it immediately as true, accountability, being responsible for what is published and correcting mistakes when necessary, conflict of interest, a situation where personal, financial or professional interests may influence someone’s judgement, authenticity, the quality of being genuine, real or sincere, transparency, openly showing how information was produced and where it came from, verification, the process of checking whether information is accurate or true, corroboration, confirmation of a claim by other independent sources or evidence, expertise, specialist knowledge or skill in a particular subject, authority, recognised knowledge, responsibility or expertise that gives someone the right to speak on a subject, credibility, the degree to which a source or claim can be believed or trusted, reliability, the degree to which a source provides accurate and consistent information, traceability, the ability to follow information back to its original source, impartiality, treating different sides fairly without deliberately favouring one, editorial independence, freedom to publish information without pressure from governments, advertisers, owners or other outside interests, source attribution, clearly identifying where information, evidence or quotations came from, falsifiability, the possibility that a claim can be tested and potentially shown to be false, plausibility, the degree to which a claim seems reasonable or believable based on available evidence

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