Help:Introduction to referencing/reliable sources quiz

Reliable. As a respected mainstream news organization, news articles from BBC News are considered generally reliable.

Reliable. JAMA is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Medical Association. It is considered generally reliable, even under the heightened standard for medical claims.

Not reliable. Reddit is user-generated content, which is generally considered unreliable. Even if the author asserts that they are an eye doctor, we cannot verify that claim.

Not reliable. Due to its poor editorial standards that have resulted in the publication of numerous falsehoods, the Daily Mail is considered generally unreliable, and its use as a reference is generally prohibited.

Not reliable. Forbes, a well-known American business magazine, might seem at first glance like a reliable source. And indeed, content written by Forbes staffers is considered generally reliable. However, this article was not written by a Forbes staffer, but rather by an unaffiliated contributor. Such articles have little editorial oversight and are considered generally unreliable.

Reliable. The Claremont Courier is a community newspaper serving Claremont, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Since it is a small publication, it has never been formally discussed at the reliable sources noticeboard. However, per its page, it is considered Claremont's newspaper of record, and in 2018, it was named the top community newspaper in California by the California News Publishers Association. Given this, it is safe to assume that, if it were to be discussed at the noticeboard, it would be found generally reliable.

Not reliable. Know Your Meme is a wiki, just like Wikipedia, that publishes user-generated content. Therefore, it is generally considered unreliable, since we cannot verify that its information came from a source we can trust.

Reliable. The Stanford Daily is the student newspaper of Stanford University. Reputable student media outlets like The Daily are considered generally reliable sources for news on their school and local community. They can sometimes be considered reliable on other topics, although professional sources are typically preferred when available.

Reliable. Der Spiegel is a highly respected German news magazine, and is considered generally reliable. Although it publishes in German, not English, this is allowed. Paywalled and offline sources are acceptable, too.

Not reliable. The New York Times is one of the United States' newspapers of record and is considered generally reliable. This article, however, is not a reported news article, but an opinion piece asserting the views of its author. It could be used to support the sentence Jonathan Safran Foer believes that it is not possible to preserve the environment while continuing to consume meat at current levels. It cannot be used without attributing the statement to Foer, as was done above.