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The college Wikipedia prank that left a top British judge red-faced

Lord Justice Brian Leveson—who, in his report, admonished people “to not assume that what they read on the internet is trustworthy”—copied and pasted a huge lie from Wikipedia.

On Dec 6, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Gun advocates take aim at Bob Costas’s Wikipedia page

No one likes Bob Costas as much as Bob Costas likes Bob Costas. You shouldn't be surprised that the Internet houses some of those haters. 

On Dec 3, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger

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Top Wikipedia editors get free access to JSTOR academic journals

The coveted academic library is being made available to the 100 most active Wikipedia editors, who say they need better sources to do their jobs.

On Nov 21, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Gen. John Allen didn’t troll Jill Kelley on Wikipedia

But another CENTCOM employee did.

On Nov 16, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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More Wikipedia weirdness in the Petraeus affair

According to an odd Wikipedia edit in February, Jill Kelley is an "amateur ambassador and chess player.”

On Nov 14, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Wikipedia edits suggest prior knowledge of Petraeus affair

A sentence added 10 months ago after the biographer's appearance on The Daily Show was recently uncovered in the Wikipedia edit history.

On Nov 13, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Acid-tripping man prints fake license plate from Wikipedia

After being pulled over for reckless driving, the man claimed he had been exposed to LSD through sweat on the steering wheel of a rental car.

On Nov 6, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Unions take battle to Wikipedia

ACORN founder Wade Rathke is helping lead a Wikipedia initiative to cut out or correct anti-union bias.  

On Nov 1, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Wikipedia may be nearing completion

If it's important, it's probably already been written about, according to historian and Wikipedia editor Richard Jensen.

On Oct 30, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Beijing infiltrates Wikipedia, smears activists in Hong Kong

The Chinese govermnent has attempted to hijack Wikipedia and force a meme that disparages pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong.

On Oct 29, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales breaks silence on resurgence of promotional scandal

The small British territory of Gibraltar is once again finding its way to the front page of Wikipedia's Did You Know section. 

On Oct 25, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Wikipedia for the Weird: List of Solar System bodies formerly regarded as planets

Pluto isn't the only planet to get demoted. 

On Oct 16, 2012 by Lindsey Weber

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Did Vonage attempt to whitewash its Wikipedia page?

Representatives of the company apparently chopped out unfavorable information from its Wikipedia page.

On Oct 9, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Wikipedia for the Weird: Glossary of manias

When will Wikipedia finally acknowledge that Biebermania is real?

On Oct 9, 2012 by Lindsey Weber

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Microsoft takedown notice accidentally censors BBC, WIkipedia and more

A takedown notice sent in July accidentally caused articles from several respectable sites to be scrubbed from Google's search results.

On Oct 8, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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