Growing up, and even in some cases today, we were all told not to use Wikipedia as a source for our school projects and everyday life in general. But according to John Green’s research about Wikipedia, he fact checked how they check their facts and what makes you eligable to write/post on their site. Their content policy includes; (1) A neutral point of view, (2) No original research [must be from published reliable source], and (3) verifiability . As the years have come and gone, Wikipedia’s reliability has also increased.
But there might be something more dangerous than Wikipedia ever was — bogus charts and how easy one believes them. I read in article regarding 5 different ways to avoid falling into the trap and found it very informative. A few of them include; know who published the graphic first, try to access the original dataset, look for specific words that are intended to incite you, and such forth.
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