I had an opportunity to watch a CNN news clip wherein they examined the reliability of Wikipedia. If you are unfamiliar with Wikipdeia, its like the good ol'fashion encyclopedia Britanica brought to your computer. The differences are there are no annoying commercials with that blond kid, and it is created by anybody who wants to contribute. The sole requirement is you must cite a source.
The piece deals with the unreliability of the sources and its use to defame figures and facts. This begs the question, who is reliable when facts are posted that are wrong, or people are defamed?
The answer is anyone is who is slandering someone is liable for defamation. The line gets blurry however when facts are simply misstated without any ill will.
Whats the solution? Wikipedia takes the matters into its own hands. (see video).
Your best bet when you search Wikipedia is look somewhere to check your facts. Also, don't rely on that as a credible new source.
Check out the video here: http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2008/04/13/foreman.wiki.wars.cnn
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