On Wikipedia, politically controversial science topics vulnerable to information sabotage
Friday, August 14, 2015 - 13:10
in Mathematics & Economics
Wikipedia reigns. It's the world's most popular online encyclopedia, the sixth most visited website in America, and a research source most U.S. students rely on. But, according to a paper published today in the journal PLOS ONE, Wikipedia entries on politically controversial scientific topics can be unreliable due to information sabotage.