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In debates on Wikipedia, certain users, especially newcomers, frequently raise the claim that the project's neutral point of view (NPOV) policy entails that all possible viewpoints on a given subject must be presented on Wikipedia, or that the policy somehow is an across-the-board entitlement for them to have their favored viewpoint included in an article if they request it.
This claim is patently false. No such requirement or entitlement of any kind exists or is implied by the NPOV policy. In fact, a number of policies and guidelines, including the NPOV policy itself, directly refute it.