Student's Wikipedia hoax quote used worldwide in newspaper obituaries--Irish Times Options Rating

[EricBarbour]

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?

[Peter Damian]

Here is the exact sequence

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=280527998 2:29, 30 March 2009 86.42.227.123 inserts fake quote

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=280626742 11:51, 30 March 2009 (edit) (undo)Cosprings reverts

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=280648942 14:13, 30 March 2009 (edit) (undo)86.42.227.123 tries again

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=280865419 15:07, 31 March 2009 (edit) (undo) Cosprings reverts - with the comment 'no unsourced quotes'. Interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=280872760 17:03, 31 March 2009 (edit) (undo)86.42.227.123 tries again

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=280893979 17:09, 31 March 2009 (edit) (undo)Bongomatic

10 out of 10 for an inventive and plausible quote. 0 out of 10 for not giving a plausible fake citation (which no one checks at all).

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