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| title            = [[Lenta.ru]]
| 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:Stop hand.svg|20px|Deprecated|link=]] '''Deprecated''': There is community consensus to [[WP:DEPS|deprecate]] the source.
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Due to persistent abuse, ''Lenta.ru'' is on the [[WP:SPB|Wikipedia spam blacklist]], and links to articles published on or after 12 March 2014 must be [[WT:WHITELIST|whitelisted]] before they can be used. ''Lenta.ru'' was deprecated in the 2019 RfC, which showed consensus that the site frequently publishes [[conspiracy theories]] and [[Propaganda in Russia|Russian propaganda]], owing to a mass dismissal of staff on 12 March 2014. The use of ''Lenta.ru'' articles published since 12 March 2014 as references should be generally prohibited, especially when other sources exist that are more [[WP:RS|reliable]]. ''Lenta.ru'' should not be used for determining [[WP:N|notability]], or used as a [[WP:SECONDARY|secondary source]] in articles. ''Lenta.ru''{{'}}s reliability pre-March 2014 was not discussed in the RfC.

== Prior discussions ==
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<blockquote>''Please add links to other significant discussions.  When in doubt, read and rely on the discussions themselves, rather than the simple summary.''</blockquote>

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 281#news-front.info]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 286#lenta.ru]]

* Simple summary of prior discussions: '''TBD'''

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==Notes==
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== Original table row for comparison ==
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|- class="s-b" id="Lenta.ru"
| ''[[Lenta.ru]]'' (March 2014{{snd}}present) {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:LENTA.RU}}
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|d|b=y}}
| {{rsnl|281|RfC: Deprecation of fake news / disinformation sites.|2019|rfc=y}} [[File:X-circle.svg|20px|alt=Spam blacklist request|link=MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist/Archives/2020/03#Pre-2014 Lenta.ru articles links]] [[MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist/Archives/2020/03#Pre-2014 Lenta.ru articles links|2020]]
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2020|stale=n}}
| Due to persistent abuse, ''Lenta.ru'' is on the [[WP:SPB|Wikipedia spam blacklist]], and links to articles published on or after 12 March 2014 must be [[WT:WHITELIST|whitelisted]] before they can be used. ''Lenta.ru'' was deprecated in the 2019 RfC, which showed consensus that the site frequently publishes [[conspiracy theories]] and [[Propaganda in Russia|Russian propaganda]], owing to a mass dismissal of staff on 12 March 2014. The use of ''Lenta.ru'' articles published since 12 March 2014 as references should be generally prohibited, especially when other sources exist that are more [[WP:RS|reliable]]. ''Lenta.ru'' should not be used for determining [[WP:N|notability]], or used as a [[WP:SECONDARY|secondary source]] in articles. ''Lenta.ru''{{'}}s reliability pre-March 2014 was not discussed in the RfC.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|lenta.ru}}
|}