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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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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...  
Peter Damian   Excellent - except I've gone through all 6 p...  
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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