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A mysterious Chinese Wikipedia contributor  who goes by the alias "Zhemao" spent ten years making up fictional accounts of Russian history.

Made Up

Incredible.

Someone Slipped Hundreds of Fake Articles About Things That Never Happened Onto Wikipedia

A top Russian Wikipedia editor had been arrested for spreading "fake news" by Belarus authorities working with president of Russia Vladimir Putin.

Putin's Push

People shouldn't be afraid of telling the truth.

Russia Reportedly Arrests Man for Editing Wikipedia About Ukraine

Wikipedia cofounder Larry Sanger seems to have turned on his own creation, saying that the site can't be relied on to be truthful.

Open Source

"Can you trust it to always give you the truth? Well, it depends on what you think the truth is."

Guy Who Started Wikipedia Says Wikipedia Is Untrustworthy

Wikipedia is gettings its first major redesign in a decade, with changes scheduled to slowly trickle out over the coming years.

Fresh Paint

Is this really necessary?

Please No: They're Redesigning Wikipedia

The Russian government confirmed it will replace Wikipedia with an online version of the "Great Russian Encyclopedia," Reuters reports.

In Soviet Russia

"At least that will be reliable information, presented in a good, modern way."

Russia Says It Will Replace Wikipedia With State-Run Site

A new website called M-Journal will turn Wikipedia articles into fake academic articles so that students can cite it in their homework.

Academic Shortcut

M-Journal is all about helping students trick their teachers.

This Site Turns Wikipedia Pages Into Fake Academic Papers

North Face has officially apologized for uploading images of remote locations with models wearing North Face swag in them to Wikipedia.

North Face Hack

"When The North Face exploits the trust you have in Wikipedia to sell you more clothes, you should be angry."

The North Face Vandalized Wikipedia, Then Apologized After Outcry

The Chinese government has extended its Wikipedia ban to include all available languages of the online encyclopedia, the Wikimedia foundation has confirmed.

Wiki Woes

The online encyclopedia is now hidden behind the Great Firewall. 

China's Government Just Blocked the Entirety of Wikipedia

Researchers have created an AI than can find scientists that deserve (but don't have) Wikipedia pages, helping close the site's gender gap.