Top 3 Wikipedia hoaxes lasting up the longest.
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Saturday, April 11, 2015
Wikipedia List of hoaxes on Wikipedia
"This is a list of known historical hoaxes on Wikipedia. Its purpose is to document hoaxes on Wikipedia, in order to improve our detection and understanding of them. It is considered a hoax if it was a clear or blatant attempt to make up something, as opposed to libel, vandalism or a factual error. A hoax is considered notable if it evaded detection for more than one month or was discussed by reliable sources in the media. This list is incomplete, as many hoaxes remain undiscovered."
Top 3 Wikipedia hoaxes lasting up the longest.
Top 3 Wikipedia hoaxes lasting up the longest.
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The marriage of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
lol. good one.
Good one Troop, but it was real probably more than a month (unless Chelsea's dad is not Bill).
I contribute to Wiki, but read each article with suspicion. When I noticed they severely edited the piece on Bunny Greenhouse, from accurate details to sparse bits and pieces, I wrote them and called foul. No response of course. I wonder if Cheney or Rumsfeld are among their editors?
Global Warming.
Eli Manning is better than Peyton Manning. That's a hoax that people have believed for a long time.
...unless Chelsea's dad is not Bill. Compare the faces of Chelsea Clinton and Webb Hubbell.
One cites Wiki at their peril.
We all use it, but, if not handled with care, it will explode.
One man's hoax, is another man's myth, is another man's gospel.
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