{{WP:RSPIntro|The Guardian}}
This source has separate reliability assessments by time period or topic; each is presented in its own section below.
== general ==
{{Infobox source reliability
| type = website
| title = [[The Guardian]] (general)
| shortcut = WP:THEGUARDIAN
| status = gr
| last = 2025
| domain1 = theguardian.com
}}
=== Summary ===
There is consensus that ''The Guardian'' is generally reliable. ''The Guardian''{{'}}s op-eds should be handled with [[WP:RSOPINION]]. Some editors believe ''The Guardian'' is [[WP:BIASED|biased or opinionated]] for politics. ''See also: {{pslink|The Guardian blogs}}.'' Guardian Media sold ''The Observer'' to [[Tortoise Media]] with effect from 22 April 2025.
=== Discussions ===
{{WP:RSPLinks}}
=== Recency ===
{{WP:RSPLAST/sandbox|2025|table=no}}
=== RfCs ===
''No RfCs for this assessment.''
== blogs ==
{{Infobox source reliability
| type = website
| title = [[The Guardian]] (blogs)
| shortcut = WP:GUARDIANBLOG
| status = nc
| last = 2020
| domain1 = theguardian.com
}}
=== Summary ===
Most editors say that ''The Guardian'' blogs should be treated as [[WP:NEWSBLOG|newspaper blogs]] or [[WP:RSOPINION|opinion pieces]] due to reduced editorial oversight. Check the bottom of the article for a "blogposts" tag to determine whether the page is a blog post or a [[#The Guardian|non-blog article]]. ''See also: {{pslink|The Guardian}}.''
=== Discussions ===
{{WP:RSPLinks}}
=== Recency ===
{{WP:RSPLAST/sandbox|2020|table=no}}
=== RfCs ===
''No RfCs for this assessment.''
== Excerpt ==
{{hatnote|Excerpt from the lead of [[The Guardian]]:}}
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==Notes==
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==References==
== Original table rows for comparison ==
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|- class="s-gr" id="The Guardian"
| data-sort-value="Guardian" | ''[[The Guardian]]'' ([[TheGuardian.com]], ''The Manchester Guardian'', ''[[The Guardian Weekly]]'', ''[[The Observer]]'') {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:GUARDIAN}} {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:THEGUARDIAN}}
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gr}}
| 21{{efn|See these discussions of ''The Guardian'':
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2025}}
| There is consensus that ''The Guardian'' is generally reliable. ''The Guardian''{{'}}s op-eds should be handled with [[WP:RSOPINION]]. Some editors believe ''The Guardian'' is [[WP:BIASED|biased or opinionated]] for politics. ''See also: {{pslink|The Guardian blogs}}.'' Guardian Media sold ''The Observer'' to [[Tortoise Media]] with effect from 22 April 2025.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|theguardian.com|guardian.co.uk|theguardian.co.uk}}
|- class="s-nc" id="The Guardian blogs"
| data-sort-value="Guardian blogs" | ''[[The Guardian]]'' blogs {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:GUARDIANBLOG}}
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|nc}}
| 10{{efn|See these discussions of ''The Guardian'' blogs:
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2020}}
| Most editors say that ''The Guardian'' blogs should be treated as [[WP:NEWSBLOG|newspaper blogs]] or [[WP:RSOPINION|opinion pieces]] due to reduced editorial oversight. Check the bottom of the article for a "blogposts" tag to determine whether the page is a blog post or a [[#The Guardian|non-blog article]]. ''See also: {{pslink|The Guardian}}.''
| {{WP:RSPUSES|theguardian.com|guardian.co.uk|theguardian.co.uk}}
|}