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{{WP:RSPIntro|Metro (British newspaper)}}
This source has separate reliability assessments by time period or topic; each is presented in its own section below.
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== general ==
{{Infobox source reliability
| type = website
| title = [[Metro (British newspaper)]] (general)
| shortcut = WP:METRO
| status = gu
| last = 2025
| domain1 = metro.co.uk
}}
=== Summary ===
The reliability of ''Metro'' has been compared to that of the ''{{pslink|Daily Mail}}'' and other British tabloids. Articles published in the print newspaper are considered more reliable than articles published only on the metro.co.uk website. The newspaper articles were previously segregated online via the metro.news domain and are presently tagged under "metro newspaper" at the metro.co.uk domain.
=== Discussions ===
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=== Recency ===
{{WP:RSPLAST/sandbox|2025|table=no}}
=== Rfcs ===
''No Rfcs for this assessment.''
== soap operas ==
{{Infobox source reliability
| type = website
| title = [[Metro (British newspaper)]] (soap operas)
| shortcut = WP:METROSOAPS
| status = gr
| last = 2025
| domain1 = metro.co.uk
}}
=== Summary ===
There is consensus that ''Metro'' is reliable as a source on soap operas.
=== Discussions ===
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==== RSN ====
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 351#Metro soaps carve out]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 378#Metro for coverage of soap operas]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 484#Using the Metro as a source on soap opera articles]]
==== Other ====
* [[WT:WikiProject Soap Operas#The use of Metro as source in articles related to soap operas]]
=== Recency ===
{{WP:RSPLAST/sandbox|2025|table=no}}
=== Rfcs ===
''No Rfcs for this assessment.''
== Excerpt ==
{{hatnote|Excerpt from the lead of [[Metro (British newspaper)]]:}}
{{excerpt|Metro (British newspaper)|paragraphs=1|only=paragraphs|hat=no|references=no|inline=yes}}
==Notes==
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==References==
== Original table rows for comparison ==
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|- class="s-gu" id="Metro"
| [[Metro (British newspaper)|''Metro'' (UK)]] {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:METRO}}
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gu}}
| 11{{efn|See these discussions of Metro (UK): [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 19#Daily Mirror|1]]
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2025}}
| The reliability of ''Metro'' has been compared to that of the ''{{pslink|Daily Mail}}'' and other British tabloids. Articles published in the print newspaper are considered more reliable than articles published only on the metro.co.uk website. The newspaper articles were previously segregated online via the metro.news domain and are presently tagged under "metro newspaper" at the metro.co.uk domain.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|metro.co.uk|metro.news}}
|- class="s-gr" id="Metro (soap operas)"
| [[Metro (British newspaper)|''Metro'' (UK)]] (soap operas) {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:METROSOAPS}}
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gr}}
| [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 351#Metro soaps carve out|1]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 378#Metro for coverage of soap operas|2]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 484#Using the Metro as a source on soap opera articles|3]]
[[WT:WikiProject Soap Operas#The use of Metro as source in articles related to soap operas|A]]
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2025}}
| There is consensus that ''Metro'' is reliable as a source on soap operas.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|metro.co.uk|metro.news}}
|}