GDI's "Disinformation Risk" Assessments
The Global Disinformation Index publishes an annual “Disinformation Risk Assessment” on U.S. news media sources. The assessment ranks sources on the likelihood that they’ll publish "disinformation," as defined by GDI.
An AllSides analysis of GDI's 2022 risk assessment for U.S. news sources found that it showed bias against right-rated sources, and lacked transparency about the methodology.
About Global Disinformation Index
The Global Disinformation Index was founded in 2018 “as a not-for-profit entity built on the three pillars of neutrality, independence and transparency,” according to its About page.
GDI aims to reduce disinformation by reducing the financial incentive, and aims to help companies stop advertising on "risky" sites. Sources are given a risk rating from 0-100 based on four pillars: structure, content, operations, context.