Breitbart News

Breitbart News
Type	website
Shortcut	WP:BREITBART
Status	d
Deprecated	no
Blacklisted	no
Recency	2023
Domain breitbart.com
	In source code; External links in articles; Spamcheck tool
RfC
Link	Rfc
Date	2018

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This source in a nutshell: Breitbart News is considered

deprecated. See § Summary.

Breitbart News is a source that has been repeatedly discussed at the Reliable sources noticeboard. This page collects and links information about previous discussions and current consensus, and summarizes it here for convenience.

Summary

Due to persistent abuse, Breitbart News is on the Wikipedia spam blacklist, and links must be whitelisted before they can be used. The site has published a number of falsehoods, conspiracy theories, and intentionally misleading stories as fact. The 2018 RfC showed a very clear consensus that Breitbart News should be deprecated in the same way as the Daily Mail. This does not mean Breitbart News can no longer be used, but it should not be used, ever, as a reference for facts, due to its unreliability. It can still be used as a primary source when attributing opinions, viewpoints, and commentary. Breitbart News has directly attacked and doxed Wikipedia editors. Posting or linking to another editor's personal information is prohibited under the outing policy, unless the editor is voluntarily disclosing the information on Wikipedia.

Excerpt

Breitbart News Network (/ˈbraɪtbɑːrt/ BRYTE-bart; known commonly as Breitbart News, Breitbart, or Breitbart.com) is an American far-right<ref name='FarRight'>Multiple sources:

Discussions

Links

Recency

2023

Rfcs

2018 Rfc

Notes

References

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Perennial sources
Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
Source	Status (legend)	List	Last	Summary	Use
Breitbart News WP:BREITBARTWP:BREITBART 📌		2018	2023	Due to persistent abuse, Breitbart News is on the Wikipedia spam blacklist, and links must be whitelisted before they can be used. The site has published a number of falsehoods, conspiracy theories, and intentionally misleading stories as fact. The 2018 RfC showed a very clear consensus that Breitbart News should be deprecated in the same way as the Daily Mail. This does not mean Breitbart News can no longer be used, but it should not be used, ever, as a reference for facts, due to its unreliability. It can still be used as a primary source when attributing opinions, viewpoints, and commentary. Breitbart News has directly attacked and doxed Wikipedia editors. Posting or linking to another editor's personal information is prohibited under the outing policy, unless the editor is voluntarily disclosing the information on Wikipedia.	1 2