People (magazine)

People (magazine)

(not part of original row)
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 People magazine can be a reliable source in biographies of living persons, but the magazine should not be used for contentious claims unless supplemented with a stronger source.

Prior discussions

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• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 170#Celebrity sources and distinguishing tabloid (newspaper format) from tabloid journalism
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 240#Request: RS check on BLP
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 361#Demote People magazine
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 387#People Magazine reliability?

• Simple summary of prior discussions: TBD

Notes

References

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Perennial sources

Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
		List	Last	Summary
People WP:PEOPLEMAGWP:PEOPLEMAG 📌		2013	2022	There is consensus that People magazine can be a reliable source in biographies of living persons, but the magazine should not be used for contentious claims unless supplemented with a stronger source.	1