💡Wikipedia Editors Flagging Long-Standing Hoaxes
Wikipedia editors are cleaning up decades-old hoaxes
TL;DR
Wikipedia editors are uncovering hoaxes that have gone undetected for decades, affecting the credibility of millions of articles. The process is transparent, with debates on public pages.
Wikipedia editors are discovering hoaxes that have gone undetected for decades, impacting the credibility of millions of articles. The process is transparent, with debates on public pages, and editors do not declare someone non-notable but highlight a lack of reliable evidence. Recently, the CEO of a Nevada nonprofit supporting survivors of sexual assault lost her Wikipedia biography due to lack of notability. Six weeks over April and May, hundreds of people were notified about their biographies being flagged for deletion. The debate about what qualifies for the encyclopedia is made in a public page, and the average response rate to these notifications is about 1 percent.
Key Points
Wikipedia has over 7 million articles in English, many of which are being reviewed for accuracy.
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