Anti-Defamation League (excluding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and Zionism)

Anti-Defamation League

(not part of original row)
other names	ADL
source type	foobar (not part of original row)
publisher	Fooland (state-funded media) (not part of original row)
classification	Usually reliable for typical purposes

There is consensus that, outside the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the ADL is generally a reliable source, particularly for topics related to hate groups and extremism in the U.S. There is no consensus that the ADL must always be attributed, but there is consensus that its labelling of organisations and individuals (especially as antisemitic) should be attributed. Some editors regard the ADL's opinion pieces as unreliable and should only be used with attribution. In the 2024 RfC, there was rough consensus that the ADL's hate symbol database is reliable for identifying the existence of a symbol and for straightforward descriptive facts, but not for more complex details such as a symbol's history. In such cases, in-text attribution to the ADL may be advisable. See also: Anti-Defamation League (antisemitism, excluding Israel or Zionism) and Anti-Defamation League (Israeli–Palestinian conflict, including related antisemitism)

Prior discussions

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• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 9#Are these reliable sources and do they conflict with NPOV?
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 58#Anti-Defamation League
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 147#ADL website as source on noncontroversial facts
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 204#And the ADL
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 234#ADL is being cited as a reliable source
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 336#adl.org/blog (Anti-Defamation League Blog)
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 434#Is it time to re-evaluate the ADL?
• Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 490#ADL removing content, following criticism on social media

• Simple summary of prior discussions: TBD

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Perennial sources

Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
		List	Last	Summary
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) (excluding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and Zionism) WP:RSPADLWP:RSPADL 📌 WP:ADLHSDWP:ADLHSD 📌		2020  2024	2025	There is consensus that, outside the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the ADL is generally a reliable source, particularly for topics related to hate groups and extremism in the U.S. There is no consensus that the ADL must always be attributed, but there is consensus that its labelling of organisations and individuals (especially as antisemitic) should be attributed. Some editors regard the ADL's opinion pieces as unreliable and should only be used with attribution. In the 2024 RfC, there was rough consensus that the ADL's hate symbol database is reliable for identifying the existence of a symbol and for straightforward descriptive facts, but not for more complex details such as a symbol's history. In such cases, in-text attribution to the ADL may be advisable. See also: Anti-Defamation League (antisemitism, excluding Israel or Zionism) and Anti-Defamation League (Israeli–Palestinian conflict, including related antisemitism)	1   2