Can you reference the Daily Mail?

It said: “Based on the requests for comments section [on the reliable sources noticeboard], volunteer editors on English Wikipedia have come to a consensus that the Daily Mail is ‘generally unreliable and its use as a reference is to be generally prohibited, especially when other more reliable sources exist’.

What is reliable source?

A reliable source is one that provides a thorough, well-reasoned theory, argument, discussion, etc. based on strong evidence. Scholarly, peer-reviewed articles or books -written by researchers for students and researchers. These sources may provide some of their articles online for free.

Does the Daily Mail have any credibility?

Consensus has determined that the Daily Mail (including its online version, dailymail.co.uk) is generally unreliable, and its use as a reference is to be generally prohibited, especially when other more reliable sources exist. As a result, the Daily Mail should not be used for determining notability, nor should it be used as a source in articles.

Is the Daily Mail a reputable news source?

The Daily Mail is not a reliable news source. They are a shock/horror paper, and routinely put out horribly biased and/or badly researched stories in order to grab attention and sell copies. The odd thing is, they don’t tend to be biased in any particular direction, and will pick on absolutely anyone.

Is Daily Mail biased?

Notes: The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust and published in London. Has a strong conservative bias and has a poor track record with fact checkers.

Is the Daily Mail a tabloid paper?

The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper published in London. Founded in 1896, it is the United Kingdom’s second-biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun.