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| subject = article

| author = Mike Pearl

| title = A Wikipedian Explains How Wikipedia Stays Reliable in the Fake News Era

| org = Vice magazine

| url = http://www.vice.com/en_se/read/a-wikipedian-told-us-how-wikipedia-stays-reliable-in-the-fake-news-era

| date = 25 November 2016

| quote = 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.

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| accessdate = 25 November 2016

|subject2=article

|author2=Maggie Penman

|title2=Wikipedia Announces The Most Edited Articles Of 2016

|org2=National Public Radio

|date2=21 December 2016

|quote2=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.

|url2=http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/21/506501985/wikipedia-announces-the-most-edited-articles-of-2016

|accessdate2=22 December 2016

|subject3=article

|url3=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/These-were-the-most-edited-Wikipedia-pages-of-2016-10807020.php

|accessdate3=December 22, 2016

|org3=San Francisco Chronicle

|title3=These were the most edited Wikipedia pages of 2016

|author3=Alyssa Pereira

|date3=December 21, 2016

|quote3=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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