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Wikipedia
logo (not part of original row)
other namesincluding The Signpost
source typefoobar (not part of original row)
publisherFooland (state-funded media) (not part of original row)
classificationGenerally unreliable Generally unreliable: Editors show consensus that the source is questionable in most cases.

Wikipedia itself is not a reliable source because open wikis are self-published sources. This includes articles, non-article pages, The Signpost, non-English Wikipedias, Wikipedia Books, and Wikipedia mirrors; see WP:CIRCULAR for guidance.[1] Occasionally, inexperienced editors may unintentionally cite the Wikipedia article about a publication instead of the publication itself; in these cases, fix the citation instead of removing it. Although citing Wikipedia as a source is against policy, content can be copied between articles with proper attribution; see WP:COPYWITHIN for instructions.

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Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Can we trust Wikipedia? 1.4 billion people can't be wrong". The Independent. February 19, 2018. Archived from the original on February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.

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Perennial sources
Source Status
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List Last Summary
Wikipedia (including The Signpost)
WP:RSPWPWP:RSPWP 📌		 Generally unreliable See these discussions of WP:

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 Wikipedia itself is not a reliable source because open wikis are self-published sources. This includes articles, non-article pages, The Signpost, non-English Wikipedias, Wikipedia Books, and Wikipedia mirrors; see WP:CIRCULAR for guidance.[1] Occasionally, inexperienced editors may unintentionally cite the Wikipedia article about a publication instead of the publication itself; in these cases, fix the citation instead of removing it. Although citing Wikipedia as a source is against policy, content can be copied between articles with proper attribution; see WP:COPYWITHIN for instructions. 1 Links Spamcheck
  1. ↑ "Can we trust Wikipedia? 1.4 billion people can't be wrong". The Independent. February 19, 2018. Archived from the original on February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.