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Data at the root level is invalid

Sitecore – Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1.

September 30, 2017October 4, 2017 / Jonathan Robbins / Leave a comment

I’ve encountered this error message on various Sitecore implementations predominantly while publishing. It’s painful as its fatal to publishing process and Content Editors get uppity when they see the stack trace in the Publishing window.

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