At the MoJo ideas jam I attended (way back in May) my team and I discussed irresponsible media outlets, how their spread of misinformation was harmful and how their apologies or retractions were never given equal status in the paper (for instance, a mistake or outright fabrication on the front page may be retracted, but not on the front page).

We thought a lot about how these outlets could be ‘named and shamed’ in a very public and perhaps embarrassing way which also ensured its unquestioning readers were made aware of their paper’s negligent behaviour. I like that your tool allows for comparison between different news sites, which also makes a list of the most honest outlets a possibility.

Many of the errors Corrigo points out may be honest mistakes, but do you think there is any place here for shame? I feel embarrassment and, in a sense, turning an outlets readers against it may be the only way to make it change its deceitful ways – and sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.