How I used lies about a cartoon to prove history is meaningless on the internet

How I used lies about a cartoon to prove history is meaningless on the internet(geek.com)

6 points by hebleb 9 years ago | 1 comment

kbenson 9 years ago |

I find this all slightly terrifying. I've often wondered how easy it would be to create a few fake references for something and start spreading misinformation. I'm fairly certain there have been cases where Wikipedia has referenced sources that were themselves sourced from Wikipedia.

kbenson 9 years ago |

I find this all slightly terrifying. I've often wondered how easy it would be to create a few fake references for something and start spreading misinformation. I'm fairly certain there have been cases where Wikipedia has referenced sources that were themselves sourced from Wikipedia.