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Mike Pearl (25 November 2016). "A Wikipedian Explains How Wikipedia Stays Reliable in the Fake News Era". Vice magazine. Retrieved 25 November 2016. According to Wikipedia, "Fake news websites publish hoaxes and fraudulent misinformation to drive web traffic inflamed by social media." In the aftermath of an election season dominated by hyperbole and sometimes outright lies, the press has been more focused than ever on how falsehoods spread. But somehow, Wikipedia itself remains mostly free of utter nonsense.
Maggie Penman (21 December 2016). "Wikipedia Announces The Most Edited Articles Of 2016". National Public Radio. Retrieved 22 December 2016. In an era when fake news has become dangerously prevalent, the job of a Wikipedia editor might be more important than ever. To this point, the Wikipedia entry for "Fake news website" has become increasingly popular in the past month — with nearly 1,000 edits to the site in the first two weeks of December alone.
Alyssa Pereira (December 21, 2016). "These were the most edited Wikipedia pages of 2016". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 22, 2016. The 2016 Presidential election sure brought the world a lot of stress. It also brought the world a lot of misinformation. That could be one reason why so many of the most edited Wikipedia pages of 2016 were politically related. ... Fake news website (747)
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Need to change that to North Macedonia. The country has been called that for over 3 years now. The continued use of Macedonia could be perceived as an insult to Greece as well Rhatsa26X (talk) 21:14, 16 April 2022 (UTC)Reply
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