The Debrief

The Debrief
type	website
shortcut	WP:THEDEBRIEF
status	deprecated
blacklisted	no
recency	2025
Domain thedebrief.org
	In source code; External links in articles; Spamcheck tool
RFC
link	RfC
date	2025

The Debrief 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

In the 2025 RfC, there was clear and overwhelming consensus that The Debrief and its author Micah Hanks are generally unreliable and deprecated as a fringe source that lacks fact-checking or editorial oversight.

Excerpt

Love Island: The Debrief is a British television aftershow that discusses episodes and events regarding that of its main series, Love Island. It airs following episodes of the main series and is formatted as a visual podcast. Having aired on ITV2 since 2026 for the thirteenth series of Love Island, it is presented by former contestants Shakira Khan, Toni Laites and Yasmin Pettet.

Discussions

RSN

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 425#Thedebrief.org

Recency

2025

RfCs

2025 RfC

Notes

References

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Perennial sources
Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
Source	Status (legend)	List	Last	Summary	Use
The Debrief WP:THEDEBRIEF 📌		2025	2025	In the 2025 RfC, there was clear and overwhelming consensus that The Debrief and its author Micah Hanks are generally unreliable and deprecated as a fringe source that lacks fact-checking or editorial oversight.	1