Facebook

Facebook
Typewebsite
ShortcutWP:RSPFACEBOOK
StatusGenerally unreliable Generally unreliable
Deprecatedno
Blacklistedno
Recency2026
Domain facebook.com
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RfC
LinkRfc
Date2020


Summary

Facebook is considered generally unreliable because it is a self-published source with no editorial oversight. In the 2020 RfC, there was consensus to add an edit filter to warn users who attempt to cite Facebook as a source, and no consensus on whether Facebook citations should be automatically reverted with XLinkBot.

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Facebook is an American social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms. It was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, along with his Harvard College roommates and fellow students Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. The name Facebook derives from the face book directories often given to American university students.

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Recency

2026

Rfcs

  1. 2020 Rfc

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    Perennial sources
    Source Status
    (legend)    		 Discussions Use
    List Last Summary
    Facebook (Meta)
    WP:RSPFBWP:RSPFB 📌
    WP:RSPFACEBOOKWP:RSPFACEBOOK 📌    		 Generally unreliable Request for comment 2020

    2026

    		 Facebook is considered generally unreliable because it is a self-published source with no editorial oversight. In the 2020 RfC, there was consensus to add an edit filter to warn users who attempt to cite Facebook as a source, and no consensus on whether Facebook citations should be automatically reverted with XLinkBot. 1 Links Spamcheck