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Truth May Be Wiggly in Wikipedia's Hot-Button Science Articles

2015-08-18 23:35:14| TechNewsWorld

Users should take extra care when exploring Wikipedia's science topics, because many articles on controversial issues such as global warming and acid rain have been targeted for editing by revisionists who reject scientific findings, new research has found. Due to its crowdsourced model, academics widely regard Wikipedia as a starting point for research -- a compass more than a map.

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