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{{Infobox source reliability
| type = website
| shortcut = WP:RSPREDDIT
| status = gu
| last = 2026
| domain1 = reddit.com
}}
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== Summary ==
Reddit is a [[social news]] and discussion website. Reddit contains mostly [[WP:UGC|user-generated content]], and is considered both [[WP:SPS|self-published]] and generally unreliable. Interview responses written by [[Account verification|verified]] interviewees on the [[r/IAmA]] subreddit are [[WP:PRIMARY|primary sources]], and editors disagree on their reliability. The policy on the use of [[WP:REDDIT|sources about themselves]] applies.
== Excerpt ==
{{hatnote|Excerpt from the lead of [[Reddit]]:}}
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== Discussions ==
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=== Links ===
==== RSN ====
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 156#Reddit (IAmA)]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 159#Reddit]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 189#Would an answer in a Reddit AMA be admissible as a reliable primary source?]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 241#Can reddit comments from article subjects be cited as reliable self-published sources?]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 285#Reddit as a source]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 401#Reliability of Reddit comments published by immediate family member of a deceased individual (Technoblade)]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#Reddit primary source]]
=== Recency ===
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=== Rfcs ===
''No Rfcs for this source.''
==Notes==
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==References==
== Original table row for comparison ==
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| [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 156#Reddit (IAmA)|1]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 159#Reddit|2]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 189#Would an answer in a Reddit AMA be admissible as a reliable primary source?|3]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 241#Can reddit comments from article subjects be cited as reliable self-published sources?|4]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 285#Reddit as a source|5]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 401#Reliability of Reddit comments published by immediate family member of a deceased individual (Technoblade)|6]] ''[[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#Reddit primary source|7]]''
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2026|inprogress=yes}}
| Reddit is a [[social news]] and discussion website. Reddit contains mostly [[WP:UGC|user-generated content]], and is considered both [[WP:SPS|self-published]] and generally unreliable. Interview responses written by [[Account verification|verified]] interviewees on the [[r/IAmA]] subreddit are [[WP:PRIMARY|primary sources]], and editors disagree on their reliability. The policy on the use of [[WP:REDDIT|sources about themselves]] applies.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|reddit.com}}
|}