What the reliability levels mean
Tech reporting is full of rumours, leaks and certification filings presented as fact. We mark every article with how certain the information is and what it rests on. The mark appears both in the list and at the top of the article, and it is not a feature — it is the reason the site exists.
5/5
the manufacturer's own release
4/5
independently verified by media
3/5
a regulator database
2/5
named leaker, two outlets
1/5
one anonymous source
The level describes where the information came from, not whether we think the claim is likely. An official release is a 5 even when we doubt a marketing figure. An anonymous forum post stays a 1 even if it later turns out to be right.
The scale is built to work in greyscale and for colour-blind readers: the bar heights carry the level without colour, and the number and name are always spelled out beside it.