TASS

TASS

(not part of original row)
other names	ITAR-TASS, Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union, Information Telegraph Agency of Russia
source type	foobar (not part of original row)
publisher	Fooland (state-funded media) (not part of original row)
classification	Generally unreliable: Editors show consensus that the source is questionable in most cases.

A previous 2019 RfC had concluded that reliability is unclear or additional considerations apply.

Prior discussions

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• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 370#Use of TASS for Ukranian refugee figures
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 377#TASS, Interfax (russian version) and RIA Novosti's reliability on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine (especially on alleged attacks in Russia)

• Simple summary of prior discussions: TBD

Notes

References

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Perennial sources

Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
		List	Last	Summary
TASS (ITAR-TASS, Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union, Information Telegraph Agency of Russia) WP:TASSWP:TASS 📌		2019  2022	2022	In a 2022 RfC, editors achieved a strong consensus that TASS is a biased source with respect to topics in which the Russian government may have an interest and that the source is generally unreliable for providing contentious facts in that context. Editors attained a rough consensus that TASS should not be deprecated at this time and a rough consensus that TASS is generally unreliable more broadly for facts, with the caveat that it is considered reliable for quotes of statements made by the Kremlin, the Russian State, and pro-Kremlin politicians.	1   2