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The Right-Wing Attack on Wikipedia (www.theatlantic.com)

submitted 3 days ago by JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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Interesting article from a serious source. The paywall-free quota is 1 article so you should be able to read it. If not, others can post an archive link. Or else consider subscribing if you can afford it. Democracy needs independent journalism as well as independent encyclopedias.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Of all organizations out there, I dare say hat wikipedia has one the best tools in place to try and be as factual as possible while at the same time being open.

Because of that, there are very few sources left that i trust as much as wikipedia

[–] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 3 points 2 days ago

I agree. The community of editors take factual information very seriously and it creates an environment where misinformation is shunned and won't last very long before being taken down or replaced. It's a very good system and makes it very trustworthy.