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The dangers of trusting Wikipedia's facts

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A Harper's Magazine article used a partially fictionalized tale to demonstrate the ways in which Wikipedia can be and has been manipulated in small and large ways that can create facts without any basis.
The author of the piece is the magazine's poetry editor Ben Lerner. He joins host Scott Tong for more on the dangers of Wikipedia, but also how it can be and has been a force for good.
This segment aired on December 2, 2024.