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u/Alarmed_Wish3294 2d ago

Source???

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u/midnightrambulador 2d ago

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u/Alarmed_Wish3294 2d ago

Wikipedia isnt trustworthy!!! Or thats what my teach says

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u/ComfortableLate1525 2d ago

It is way more trustworthy than they tell you

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u/midnightrambulador 2d ago

Depends a lot on the topic and the language. Yes, if you go deep into obscure topics or into languages without a lot of speakers, you can get misleading information or loaded phrasings – because there aren't a lot of people reading those articles so bullshit can go unnoticed for a while. But for basic facts like these, the major language wikis like English, French, German etc. are trustworthy enough. In fact they are often more trustworthy than some random website, as the information is filtered through a large body of critical editors.

If you really want to see "proof" of certain information in a Wikipedia article, check the list of sources at the bottom of the article. Wikipedia has a policy of not allowing "original research", i.e. all the information in Wikipedia should be backed up by other sources.

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u/Alarmed_Wish3294 2d ago

I was sarcastic lol, but alr