Wikipedia and legacy media compete to out-bias each other

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I used to roll my eyes when my college professors barred us from citing Wikipedia. Now, I couldn’t agree more.

Teachers often argue that because anyone can edit a Wikipedia entry, the platform is an unreliable source. That’s actually not the problem I have with the free online encyclopedia, as changes typically undergo a rigorous editing process that few unwanted edits make it through. The problem with Wikipedia isn’t the unwanted information that falls through the cracks, but the bias pushed by the website under the guise of neutrality.

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