Weekly World News (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Weekly World News" in English language version.

Last modified: 16:59:53, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

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1313web.archive.org

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52washingtonpost.com

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41mentalfloss.com

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33latimes.com

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32nytimes.com

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22deadline.com

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21theatlantic.com

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11timeout.com

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adweek.com (Global: 1,542^nd place; English: 764^th place)

Horgan, Richard. "Wacky Tabloid Weekly World News Turns to LA Paywall Firm". FishbowlLA/MediaBistro. Archived from the original on February 23, 2013.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

"I'll Pay $1 Million for a Space Alien Autograph!". Weekly World News. August 11, 1998. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
Leonard, John (January 8, 1996). "Look Who's Acting". New York Magazine. 29 (1). New York Media, LLC: 59. ISSN 0028-7369.

cbr.com (Global: 329^th place; English: 202^nd place)

"Bagge Talks "Hate," "Yeah!" and Bat Boy". May 12, 2011.

deadline.com (Global: 19^th place; English: 16^th place)

"Bat Boy Tabloid Weekly World News Launches Entertainment Division; Sets Tonya Pinkins Pic 'The Zombie Wedding' as First Project". July 21, 2021.
Cordeo, Rosy (July 31, 2024). "Bat Boy Live-Action YA Series In Works At Netflix From Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Joe Tracz". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

ew.com (Global: 59^th place; English: 45^th place)

Jacobs, A.J. (January 26, 1996). "Weekly World News moves to your small screen". ew.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.

gale.com (Global: 914^th place; English: 441^st place)

link.gale.com

"POLITICS UNUSUAL: The Alien's Endorsement". The New York Times Magazine. The New York Times Company. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A150653855/AONE?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=d77560e4. August 13, 1995. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

journalnow.com (Global: 6,283^rd place; English: 3,194^th place)

Lang, Derrik J. (January 5, 2006). "Writing for tabloids was out of this world". Winston-Salem Journal. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Alt URL

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; English: 21^st place)

latimes.com

"MEDIA : Paper Runs Photos of Bundy's Body". Los Angeles Times. February 6, 1989. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
Mark Miller, "Weekly World News meets God!", Los Angeles Times, August 8, 2007

latimesblogs.latimes.com

'Fox and Friends' falls for ruse alleging purchase of $1 billion of jetpacks for LAPD, Fire Department, October 5, 2010

loc.gov (Global: 63^rd place; English: 47^th place)

"Weekly World News (New York, N.Y.; Lantana, Fla.) 1979–2007". Library of Congress.

madison.com (Global: 4,632^nd place; English: 2,322^nd place)

host.madison.com

Christians, Lindsay (November 16, 2011). "Half-man, half-bat, all good fun in University's 'Bat Boy'". madison.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.

mentalfloss.com (Global: 2,030^th place; English: 1,242^nd place)

Rossen, Jake (August 7, 2020). "Bat Boy Lives! An Oral History of Weekly World News". MentalFloss.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.

news.google.com (Global: 67^th place; English: 32^nd place)

Lyons, Tom (February 2, 1989). "Tabloid plans to print Bundy body pictures". Ocala Star-Banner. Ocala, Florida. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2015.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Doty, Cate (July 30, 2007). "Tabloid Eaten by Aliens! Fake Columnist Loses His Job!". The New York Times.
(13 August 1995). The Alien's Endorsement, The New York Times

oneindia.com (Global: 2,623^rd place; English: 1,598^th place)

What! Facebook to go out of business?

palmbeachpost.com (Global: 3,040^th place; English: 1,633^rd place)

Lori Becker, "Weekly World News tabloid to close up shop", Palm Beach Post, July 24, 2007 Archived August 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

portlandlibrary.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com

"The June 7 edition of the Weekly World News supermarket tabloid alleges that 12 U.S. senators, including William S. Cohen of Maine, are space aliens". Maine News Index – Portland Press Herald. Portland Public Library: Digital Commons. May 25, 1994. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

poynter.org (Global: 7,547^th place; English: 4,113^th place)

Beaujon, Andrew. "Weekly World News erects paywall, ending debate forever". Poynter. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.

rollingstone.com (Global: 57^th place; English: 39^th place)

"David Byrne on 'True Stories,' His Tabloid-Inspired Vision of Eighties America". Rolling Stone. November 26, 2018.

theatlantic.com (Global: 322^nd place; English: 198^th place)

Heller, Steven (October 16, 2014). "Bat Boy, Hillary Clinton's Alien Baby, and a Tabloid's Glorious Legacy". theatlantic.com. Retrieved July 5, 2015.

theworldreports.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The World Reports". Retrieved October 10, 2025.

timeout.com (Global: 883^rd place; English: 496^th place)

Kryza, Andy (June 15, 2021). "Netflix wants to make conspiracy theories fun again". TimeOut. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 24^th place)

Carlson, Peter (August 7, 2007). "All the News That Seemed Unfit to Print". The Washington Post. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
Gene Weingarten, "Aliens Beam Editor To Tabloid Heaven", Washington Post, January 24, 2004 Archived August 27, 2018, at the Wayback Machine

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Lori Becker, "Weekly World News tabloid to close up shop", Palm Beach Post, July 24, 2007 Archived August 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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Lang, Derrik J. (January 5, 2006). "Writing for tabloids was out of this world". Winston-Salem Journal. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Alt URL
Gene Weingarten, "Aliens Beam Editor To Tabloid Heaven", Washington Post, January 24, 2004 Archived August 27, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
Gene Weingarten (host), "Funny? You Should Ask", Washington Post, September 10, 2002
"Former Weekly World News editor Eddie Clontz dead at 56", Associated Press, January 29, 2004
Richard Corliss, "The Late Great Weekly World News", TIME, 30 Aug 2007.
Beaujon, Andrew. "Weekly World News erects paywall, ending debate forever". Poynter. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
Horgan, Richard. "Wacky Tabloid Weekly World News Turns to LA Paywall Firm". FishbowlLA/MediaBistro. Archived from the original on February 23, 2013.
Kryza, Andy (June 15, 2021). "Netflix wants to make conspiracy theories fun again". TimeOut. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.

weeklyworldnews.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"About WWN".
WWN Staff (September 21, 2020). "Bring Back Weekly World News!". Weekly World News. Retrieved September 23, 2020.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

search.worldcat.org

Leonard, John (January 8, 1996). "Look Who's Acting". New York Magazine. 29 (1). New York Media, LLC: 59. ISSN 0028-7369.

Weekly World News (English Wikipedia)

adweek.com (Global: 1,542nd place; English: 764th place)

books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)

cbr.com (Global: 329th place; English: 202nd place)

deadline.com (Global: 19th place; English: 16th place)

ew.com (Global: 59th place; English: 45th place)

gale.com (Global: 914th place; English: 441st place)

link.gale.com

journalnow.com (Global: 6,283rd place; English: 3,194th place)

latimes.com (Global: 32nd place; English: 21st place)

latimes.com

latimesblogs.latimes.com

loc.gov (Global: 63rd place; English: 47th place)

madison.com (Global: 4,632nd place; English: 2,322nd place)

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mentalfloss.com (Global: 2,030th place; English: 1,242nd place)

news.google.com (Global: 67th place; English: 32nd place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; English: 7th place)

oneindia.com (Global: 2,623rd place; English: 1,598th place)

palmbeachpost.com (Global: 3,040th place; English: 1,633rd place)

portlandlibrary.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com

poynter.org (Global: 7,547th place; English: 4,113th place)

rollingstone.com (Global: 57th place; English: 39th place)

theatlantic.com (Global: 322nd place; English: 198th place)

theworldreports.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

timeout.com (Global: 883rd place; English: 496th place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35th place; English: 24th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

weeklyworldnews.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4th place; English: 4th place)

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adweek.com (Global: 1,542^nd place; English: 764^th place)

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

cbr.com (Global: 329^th place; English: 202^nd place)

deadline.com (Global: 19^th place; English: 16^th place)

ew.com (Global: 59^th place; English: 45^th place)

gale.com (Global: 914^th place; English: 441^st place)

journalnow.com (Global: 6,283^rd place; English: 3,194^th place)

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; English: 21^st place)

loc.gov (Global: 63^rd place; English: 47^th place)

madison.com (Global: 4,632^nd place; English: 2,322^nd place)

mentalfloss.com (Global: 2,030^th place; English: 1,242^nd place)

news.google.com (Global: 67^th place; English: 32^nd place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

oneindia.com (Global: 2,623^rd place; English: 1,598^th place)

palmbeachpost.com (Global: 3,040^th place; English: 1,633^rd place)

poynter.org (Global: 7,547^th place; English: 4,113^th place)

rollingstone.com (Global: 57^th place; English: 39^th place)

theatlantic.com (Global: 322^nd place; English: 198^th place)

timeout.com (Global: 883^rd place; English: 496^th place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 24^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)