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Line 30: The word "source" as used in Wikipedia has three meanings: the piece of work itself (a document, article, paper, or book), the creator of the work (for example, the writer), and the publisher of the work (for example, ''The New York Times''). All three can affect reliability. Articles should be based on reliable, [[wikt:third-party ~~(independent)~~\|third-party]], published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy; this avoids [[Wikipedia:plagiarism\|plagiarism]], [[Wikipedia:Copyright violations\|copyright violations]], and unverifiable claims being added to articles. Sources should directly support the material as it is presented in an article, and should be appropriate to the claims made. The appropriateness of any source depends on the context. In general, the best sources have a professional structure in place for checking or analyzing facts, legal issues, evidence, and arguments; as a rule of thumb, the greater the degree of scrutiny given to these issues, the more reliable the source.

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