Infowars

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Infowars
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other namesNewsWars, Banned.video, National File
source typefoobar (not part of original row)
publisherFooland (state-funded media) (not part of original row)
classificationDeprecated Deprecated: There is community consensus to deprecate the source.

Due to persistent abuse, Infowars is on both the Wikipedia spam blacklist and the Wikimedia global spam blacklist, and links must be whitelisted before they can be used. Infowars was deprecated in the 2018 RfC, which showed unanimous consensus that the site publishes fake news and conspiracy theories. The use of Infowars as a reference should be generally prohibited, especially when other sources exist that are more reliable. Infowars should not be used for determining notability, or used as a secondary source in articles. In November 2024, The Onion (see RSP entry) attempted to buy the site at its bankruptcy auction,[1] but was subsequently blocked by a judge citing concerns over the auction.[2]

Prior discussions

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References

  1. ↑ Zadrozny, Brandy; Ortiz, Erik (2024-11-14). "The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  2. ↑ Gold, Hadas (2024-12-11). "Judge blocks The Onion's purchase of Alex Jones' Infowars". CNN. Retrieved 2024-12-11.

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Infowars (NewsWars, Banned.video, National File)
WP:INFOWARSWP:INFOWARS 📌		 Blacklisted Deprecated Request for comment 2018 Spam blacklist request 2018

2024

 Due to persistent abuse, Infowars is on both the Wikipedia spam blacklist and the Wikimedia global spam blacklist, and links must be whitelisted before they can be used. Infowars was deprecated in the 2018 RfC, which showed unanimous consensus that the site publishes fake news and conspiracy theories. The use of Infowars as a reference should be generally prohibited, especially when other sources exist that are more reliable. Infowars should not be used for determining notability, or used as a secondary source in articles. In November 2024, The Onion (see RSP entry) attempted to buy the site at its bankruptcy auction,[1] but was subsequently blocked by a judge citing concerns over the auction.[2]
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  1. ↑ Zadrozny, Brandy; Ortiz, Erik (2024-11-14). "The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  2. ↑ Gold, Hadas (2024-12-11). "Judge blocks The Onion's purchase of Alex Jones' Infowars". CNN. Retrieved 2024-12-11.