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[Stanton McCandlish]

> Brian Seltzer  on CNN 's "Reliable Sources" [...]

Since CNN seems to be using a stock Wikipedia phrase, I'll mention that
the encyclopedia has long wrestled with the same "both sides" problem, and
had to address it with a guideline on fringe theories:
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:FRINGE
and a policy on due and undue weight:
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:DUE


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