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A neutral point of view should be achieved by balancing the bias in sources based on the weight of the opinion in reliable sources and not by excluding sources that do not conform to the editor's point of view. This does not mean any biased source must be used; it may well serve an article better to exclude the material altogether.
Science Feedback focuses on evaluating science, health, climate, and energy claims in the media and providing an evidence-based analysis of their veracity. [ 87 ] Flagging or eliminating false statements in media using algorithmic fact checkers is becoming an increasingly common tactic to fight misinformation.
Source bias is the tendency to select information sources to support a confirmation bias or negativity bias on a particular set of beliefs or values. [1] Source bias plays an important role in generating echo chambers .
Although a source may be biased, it may be reliable in the specific context. When dealing with a potentially biased source, editors should consider whether the source meets the normal requirements for reliable sources, such as editorial control, a reputation for fact-checking, and the level of independence from the topic the source is covering.
Go to the article's talk page, and — using those sources point out some specific changes you think should be made. Explain that you feel the article has a POV problem, but focus on how to fix it, not complaining about the problem itself. Explaining that you believe the article is biased because of a certain claim in a certain reliable source ...
Every piece of information carries a perspective; assess its objectivity before using it as a source. Distinguish between objective research (based on evidence) and opinion pieces (reflecting personal viewpoints). Research funded by vested organizations may be biased; check acknowledgments or disclosure sections.
A 2012 study by Shane Greenstein and Feng Zhu of the Harvard Business School examined a sample of 28,382 articles related to U.S. politics as of January 2011, measuring their degree of bias on a "slant index" based on a method developed by Matthew Gentzkow and Jesse Shapiro in 2010, to measure bias in newspaper media. [10]
Cognitive explanations for confirmation bias are based on limitations in people's ability to handle complex tasks, and the shortcuts, called heuristics, that they use. [68] For example, people may judge the reliability of evidence by using the availability heuristic that is, how readily a particular idea comes to mind. [ 69 ]