{{Infobox
| title = [[Popular Mechanics]]
| image = [[File:Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg|100px|alt=logo]] ''(not part of original row)''
| label1 = other names
| data1 = PopMech
| 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:Achtung-orange.svg|20px|No consensus|link=]] No consensus, unclear, or additional considerations apply
}}
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.
== Prior discussions ==
{{WP:RSPLinks}}
''Please add links to other significant discussions. When in doubt, read and rely on the discussions themselves, rather than the simple summary.''
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 323#Popular Mechanics for UFO claims]]
* Simple summary of prior discussions: '''TBD'''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Popular Mechanics, Perennial sources}}
==Notes==
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==References==
== Original table row for comparison ==
''(remove this when this source page is ready to go live)''
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|- class="s-nc" id="Popular Mechanics"
| ''[[Popular Mechanics]]'' (UFOs, UAPs) (PopMech)
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|nc}}
| {{rsnl||RfC: Popular Mechanics (online) for flying saucers|2025|rfc=y}}
| {{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}}
|}