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New York Times
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New York Times
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Slate
A look at debates by Wikipedia editors over citing Fox News, deemed a “marginally reliable” source for politics and science and now cited in 16,000+ articles
Kevin Li recently faced a daunting task. Wikipedia contributors had just spent nearly two months locked in a heated debate …
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