Talk:Reception and legacy of Muhammad Khatami

WorldNetDaily and NewsMax stories

The stories wrote by WorldNetDaily and NewsMax are important to mention because what Kayhan wrote was based on these two sources and it has been covered in mainstream reliable sources. WorldNetDaily has made exceptional claims, including that of about Obama citizenship, but that does not make us terminate it from Wikipedia. Note that they are attributed and not stated as a fact: In May 1999, the WorldNetDaily publicized an article stating... and The Newsmax claimed in September 2006 that.... Pahlevun (talk) 18:45, 2 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

WND and Newsmax definitely don't pass WP:RS, certainly not for the standard required of a topic that falls under WP:BLP - neither of them have a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. If you disagree, you can bring them up on WP:RSN. --Aquillion (talk) 22:53, 2 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]