On wikipedia: It's compromised as hell on certain topics. And I'm not just talking ...

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On wikipedia: It's compromised as hell on certain topics. And I'm not just talking about liberal biases, I've heard you can't trust any article about a pharmaceutical drug, since the pharma companies control what is and isn't allowed on those pages.

Also I'm pretty sure the way sources work, people can source incorrect information and it gets accepted. As long as any news org published it, they hold that as the level of truth. Also these examples are pretty good:

https://archive.is/xbMKV

https://harryfreedman.substack.com/p/when-wikipedia-gets-it-wrong

>The trouble with this account is that it is not based on any evidence. Although both Wikipedia and Mitchell’s book cite their sources, the sources do not do what they are supposed to do. They do not provide any evidence to support the fact that Nehemiah ben Hushiel led a Jewish force into Jerusalem, nor that he was appointed ruler of the city. Indeed they don’t even mention Nehemiah ben Hushiel. There is no evidence that he existed at all.

TLDR: Wikipedia is great for things that are solid facts, and is a great starting point for some topics, but I don't trust it at all. If I want to learn about something I'll check the article on wiki then just get a book about it

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