Is Wikipedia an Unreliable Source

Wikipedia is not a reliable source for citations elsewhere on Wikipedia. Because, as a user-generated source, it can be edited by anyone at any time, any information it contains at a particular time could be vandalism, a work in progress, or just plain wrong.

What sources are unreliable?

• Book.
• Newspapers and magazines.
• Peer reviewed journals.
• Peer reviewed articles.
• PhD or MBA dissertations and research.
• Public library.
• Scholarly articles.

What are reliable sources Wikipedia?

Some types of sources. Many Wikipedia articles rely on scholarly material. When available, academic and peer-reviewed publications, scholarly monographs, and textbooks are usually the most reliable sources. … Material should be attributed in-text where sources disagree.