Why might my DNS records be pointing to a local IP address?

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Why might my DNS records be pointing to a local IP address?
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This often happens due to a configuration error during a website migration or when manually editing DNS records. It could also be a result of a caching issue on your local machine or DNS server. A common mistake is accidentally copying a local IP address from a development environment into your production DNS settings.