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  2. Wikipedia:Reliable sources - Wikipedia

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    Some news organizations have used Wikipedia articles as a source for their work. Editors should therefore beware of circular sourcing. [notes 3] Whether a specific news story is reliable for a fact or statement should be examined on a case-by-case basis. Multiple sources should not be asserted for any wire service article. Such sources are ...

  3. Wikipedia:Wikipedia as a Citable Source - Wikipedia

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    Research papers, particularly the one research paper students write in their eleventh grade, have always been an integral part of high school education [4].They stress the need to verify information and teach students how to evaluate sources critically, and as a result, teachers have developed various criteria to help students identify credible sources, an especially important skill in the ...

  4. Wikipedia:Verifiability

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    The work itself (the article, book) and works like it ("An obituary can be a useful biographical source", "A recent source is better than an old one") The creator of the work (the writer, journalist: "What do we know about that source's reputation?") and people like them ("A medical researcher is a better source than a journalist for medical ...

  5. Wikipedia : Identifying reliable sources (science)

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    An individual primary source should never be cited or juxtaposed so as to "debunk" or contradict the conclusions of a reliable secondary source, unless the primary source itself directly makes such a claim (see Wikipedia:Synthesis of published material that advances a position). Primary sources favoring a minority opinion should not be ...

  6. Wikipedia:Conflict of interest - Wikipedia

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    Do not rely on the sources offered by the paid editor. Look for non-neutral language and unsourced or poorly sourced content. Be cautious about accepting content based on self-published sources such as a personal website, or primary sources such as a company website or press release.

  7. Wikipedia:Identifying and using primary sources - Wikipedia

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    Among genealogists, a primary source comes from a direct witness, a secondary source comes from second-hand information or hearsay told to others by witnesses, and tertiary sources can represent either a further link in the chain or an analysis, summary, or distillation of primary and/or secondary sources. In this system, an elderly woman's ...

  8. Wikipedia:Independent sources - Wikipedia

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    Material available from sources that are self-published, primary sources, or biased because of a conflict of interest can play a role in writing an article, but it must be possible to source the information that establishes the subject's real-world notability to independent, third-party sources. Reliance on independent sources ensures that an ...

  9. Wikipedia : Identifying reliable sources (history)

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    The primary source used is the one used from a scholarly source, or a very close analogue; The primary source is attributed, allowing readers to understand the origin of the quote; Finally, the use of primary sources should be considered in terms of the policy regarding the use of images. There should not be too many, and they are not required.