independent nonprofit member organization
Consumer Reports
Industry Publishing
An independent nonprofit testing and advocacy group selling memberships and product information, focused on consumer safety, fairness, and transparency. Consumer Reports scores well because its informational power is aimed at reducing consumer vulnerability rather than capturing attention.
Why this matters: Independent product testing gives consumers power where ordinary markets hide risk and quality.
Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1
* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.
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Evaluation Overview
A - Good
The score turns mainly on Extraction; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.
Strengths
- Extraction9/10
- Ownership8/10
- Governance7/10
Penalties
- No penalties applied in this version.
Evidence state
- ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
- ThoroughnessPartial (AI)
- Linked claims3
- Direct axis claims2
- Coverage2/9
Scoring Axes
| Axis | Score | Why this score |
|---|---|---|
Ownership
?
Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control
at 10.
|
8 / 10 |
The linked record identifies Consumer Reports as an independent nonprofit member organization working with consumers for truth, transparency, and fairness in the marketplace. Linked evidence
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Governance
?
Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic
stakeholder control at 10.
|
7 / 10 |
The linked record identifies Consumer Reports as an independent nonprofit member organization working with consumers for truth, transparency, and fairness in the marketplace. Linked evidence
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Extraction
?
Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured
extraction judgment.
|
9 / 10 |
The linked record identifies Consumer Reports as an independent nonprofit member organization working with consumers for truth, transparency, and fairness in the marketplace. Linked evidence
|
Labor Sovereignty
?
Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at
7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence
shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling,
retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of
worker voice, or extreme turnover.
|
5 / 7 |
The linked record identifies Consumer Reports as an independent nonprofit member organization working with consumers for truth, transparency, and fairness in the marketplace. Linked evidence
|
Solidarity with the
Unemployed
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Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment,
and non-competes.
|
5 / 7 |
The linked record identifies Consumer Reports as an independent nonprofit member organization working with consumers for truth, transparency, and fairness in the marketplace. Linked evidence
|
Loss-Bearing Fidelity
?
Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and
public obligations.
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6 / 7 |
The linked record identifies Consumer Reports as an independent nonprofit member organization working with consumers for truth, transparency, and fairness in the marketplace. Linked evidence
|
Market Conduct
?
Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.
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5 / 5 |
The linked record identifies Consumer Reports as an independent nonprofit member organization working with consumers for truth, transparency, and fairness in the marketplace. Linked evidence
|
Product Integrity
?
Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.
|
5 / 5 |
Consumer Reports operates product research and testing programs and public-interest advocacy rather than advertising-driven product promotion. Linked evidence
|
Scale Integrity
?
Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.
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4 / 5 |
The linked record identifies Consumer Reports as an independent nonprofit member organization working with consumers for truth, transparency, and fairness in the marketplace. Linked evidence
|
Penalties
No penalties applied in this version.
Bonus Credits
No bonus credits applied in this version.
Confidence Basis
Confidence Basis
Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.
Medium 65/100
3 verified linked claims 2 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 2/9 components covered
This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.
Claim confidence 18/20
3 verified linked claims
Source quality 10/18
Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability
Direct axis-specific claims 6/18
2 direct claims across 9 active components
Dispute load 12/12
0 disputed claims on this entity
Recency 10/10
Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026
Reviewer status 7/12
Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding
Component coverage 2/10
2/9 evidence-bearing components have direct support
Evidence State
Evidence State
Claims and Sources
Claims are the evidence record. Each claim needs a source link, axis category, status, confidence level, and timestamp before it can support a score.
* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.1Consumer Reports describes itself as an independent nonprofit member organization working with consumers for truth, transparency, and fairness in the marketplace.
- Consumer Reports research and testingGeneral web source · 58%
2Consumer Reports operates product research and testing programs and public-interest advocacy rather than advertising-driven product promotion.
- Consumer Reports research and testingGeneral web source · 58%
3Consumer Reports's public materials state a mission, values, ownership model, advocacy role, or institutional standpoint plainly enough that this record does not identify penalty-level neutrality theater.
- Consumer Reports official siteGeneral web source · 58%
- Consumer Reports research and testingGeneral web source · 58%
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How This Page Is Maintained
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Civic Note
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Added source-backed tentative evaluation during the A-grade/public-interest and nonobvious extraction expansion pass.