I would highlight, as well, that identifying that a source is reliable is not the end of critical thinking; it's the beginning of critical thinking, where the skills of verifying sources tell us which sources are worth reading closely. We're not advocating that people blindly trust everything they read in a legitimate news source, but rather that they sift out things that are not worth their attention so that they can apply their critical thinking to those reliable sources that deserve it.
On November 20th, 2024. See this statement in context.