credibilityscore
nounUK /ˌkredəˈbɪləti skɔː/
US /ˌkredəˈbɪləti skɔːr/
A number that shows how much people can trust someone or something.
The website gave the news story a low credibility score because it had no proof.
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2. A rating used by fact-checkers to judge how truthful a claim is.
The fact-checkers gave the rumor a credibility score of two out of ten.
3. A measure of how much a source of information can be believed.
Teachers teach students to check a source's credibility score before sharing it.
4. A score that shows how likely a person is to keep their promises.
After he kept every promise, his credibility score with the team went up.