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== Summary ==
In a 2026 RfC, there was general consensus among editors that Avi Loeb is not a reliable source, nor a subject matter expert within the meaning of [[WP:SPS]], on topics including UFOs, xenobiology, galactic astronomy, aeronautics, and system astronomy. Editors noted his frequent false claims, misuse of the peer-review process and failure to retract claims in the face of disconfirmatory evidence. A minority of editors felt that his work in these fields was usable, especially his peer-reviewed output. There was no consensus about Loeb's reliability as a source on high-redshift astrophysics and cosmology.

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== Discussions ==
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=== Recency ===
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=== Rfcs ===
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# 2026 [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive #RfC: Avi Loeb|Rfc]]

# 1 [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 496#Avi Loeb / The Age of Disclosure|Rfc]]

# 2 [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 497#Is Avi Loeb a citable PRIMARY as an "established subject-matter expert" in any of the natural sciences?|Rfc]]

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| {{rsnl||RfC: Avi Loeb|2026|rfc=y}}
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| In a 2026 RfC, there was general consensus among editors that Avi Loeb is not a reliable source, nor a subject matter expert within the meaning of [[WP:SPS]], on topics including UFOs, xenobiology, galactic astronomy, aeronautics, and system astronomy. Editors noted his frequent false claims, misuse of the peer-review process and failure to retract claims in the face of disconfirmatory evidence. A minority of editors felt that his work in these fields was usable, especially his peer-reviewed output. There was no consensus about Loeb's reliability as a source on high-redshift astrophysics and cosmology.
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