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A WIKIPEDIA hoax by a 22-year-old Dublin student resulted in a fake quote being published in newspaper obituaries around the world.


I didn't see it in the Newsfeed. Anyone know more?
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Closing his follow-up report in last Thursday's Irish Times, Fitzgerald raised a worrying question: "If I could so easily falsify the news across the globe, even to this small extent, then it is unnerving to think about what other false information may be reported in the press."


Excellent - except I've gone through all 6 pages and no comments from WR - or have I missed a thread here?

[edit] A moderator moved this post to the right thread. Thanks.

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EricBarbour   Student's Wikipedia hoax quote used worldwide in newspaper obituaries--Irish Times  
Son of a Yeti   I didn't see it in the Newsfeed. Anyone kno...  
carbuncle   I even could not find a single instance of this q...  
Somey   Here's the discussion thread on Slashdot. Ther...  
Peter Damian   Here's the discussion thread on Slashdot. The...  
Somey   Excellent - except I've gone through all 6 pag...  
Peter Damian   Here is the exact sequence http://en.wikipedia.or...  
Milton Roe   I didn't see it in the Newsfeed. Anyone kno...  
victim of censorship   MORE BULLSHIT FROM THE LAND OF WIKI  
SirFozzie   Welcome to two weeks ago, Joey.  
victim of censorship   Welcome to two weeks ago, Joey. WELCOME TO YAHO...  
SirFozzie   Poor Joey. Missed all the ones praising Wikipedia ...  

 

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