{{Infobox
| title = [[Avi Loeb]]
| image = [[File:Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg|100px|alt=logo]] ''(not part of original row)''
| label2 = source type
| data2 = foobar ''(not part of original row)''
| label3 = publisher
| data3 = Fooland (state-funded media) ''(not part of original row)''
| label5 = website
| data5 =
| label6 = classification
| data6 = [[File:Argentina - NO symbol.svg|20px|Generally unreliable|link=]] Generally unreliable: Editors show consensus that the source is [[WP:QUESTIONABLE|questionable]] in most cases.
}}
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.
== Prior discussions ==
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''Please add links to other significant discussions. When in doubt, read and rely on the discussions themselves, rather than the simple summary.''
* Simple summary of prior discussions: '''TBD'''
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==Notes==
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==References==
== Original table row for comparison ==
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|- class="s-gu" id="Avi Loeb (UFOs, xenobiology, galactic astronomy, aeronautics, and system astronomy)"
| [[Avi Loeb]] (UFOs, xenobiology, galactic astronomy, aeronautics, and system astronomy)
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| {{rsnl||RfC: Avi Loeb|2026|rfc=y}}
|{{WP:RSPLAST|2026}}
| 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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