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== Summary ==
In the 2025 RfC, editors raised concerns over ''Popular Mechanics''{{'}}s coverage of UFO/UAP topics, regarding their promotion of [[WP:FRINGE|fringe topics]] and coverage of [[UFOs]]. Caution is required in order to avoid citing [[WP:HEADLINES|headlines]] while articles should be considered on a [[WP:CONTEXTMATTERS|case-by-case basis]], providing [[WP:INTEXT|attribution]] where necessary for [[WP:BIAS|questionable claims]] within this topic area.
== Excerpt ==
{{hatnote|Excerpt from the lead of [[Popular Mechanics]]:}}
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== Discussions ==
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=== Links ===
==== RSN ====
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 323#Popular Mechanics for UFO claims]]
=== Recency ===
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=== Rfcs ===
# 2025 [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive #RfC: Popular Mechanics (online) for flying saucers|Rfc]]
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== Original table row for comparison ==
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| ''[[Popular Mechanics]]'' (UFOs, UAPs) (PopMech)
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| {{WP:RSPLAST|2025}}
| In the 2025 RfC, editors raised concerns over ''Popular Mechanics''{{'}}s coverage of UFO/UAP topics, regarding their promotion of [[WP:FRINGE|fringe topics]] and coverage of [[UFOs]]. Caution is required in order to avoid citing [[WP:HEADLINES|headlines]] while articles should be considered on a [[WP:CONTEXTMATTERS|case-by-case basis]], providing [[WP:INTEXT|attribution]] where necessary for [[WP:BIAS|questionable claims]] within this topic area.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|popularmechanics.com}}
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