China Global Television Network

China Global Television Network

(not part of original row)
other names	CGTN, CCTV International
source type	foobar (not part of original row)
publisher	Fooland (state-funded media) (not part of original row)
classification	Deprecated: There is community consensus to deprecate the source.

China Global Television Network was deprecated in the 2020 RfC for publishing false or fabricated information. Many editors consider CGTN a propaganda outlet, and some editors express concern over CGTN's airing of forced confessions. CGTN was formerly known as CCTV International prior to 2017, and China Central Television (CCTV) channels that are not under CGTN are not deprecated. See List of China Media Group channels for a list of CCTV and CGTN channels.

Prior discussions

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• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 293#CGTN (China Global Television Network)
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 311#"CGTN" and "CGTN America", both Chinese media outlets
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 317#Mass removal of content on China-related articles
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 322#CGTN as a medium of English translations of Xinhua
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 325#Inline citation for deprecated CCTV
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 335#CGTN and potentially fake French journalist
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 468#Possible uses of deprecated sources (in some contexts): Baidu Baike and China Central Television (CCTV)
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 487#CCTV and CRI english for Angus Tung

• Simple summary of prior discussions: TBD

Notes

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Perennial sources

Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
		List	Last	Summary
China Global Television Network (CGTN, CCTV International) WP:CGTNWP:CGTN 📌		2020	2025	China Global Television Network was deprecated in the 2020 RfC for publishing false or fabricated information. Many editors consider CGTN a propaganda outlet, and some editors express concern over CGTN's airing of forced confessions. CGTN was formerly known as CCTV International prior to 2017, and China Central Television (CCTV) channels that are not under CGTN are not deprecated. See List of China Media Group channels for a list of CCTV and CGTN channels.	1