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		jamilton on April 12, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Substack Notes Launched The phenomenon they're referring to is when something spurious is posted on Wikipedia with no or poor citations, then used as the source for a "reputable" article (without citations), then the article is cited by Wikipedia, making the spurious information look more trustworthy.

callalex on April 12, 2023 [–]

1) that hardly ever happens, it hasn’t caused any widespread issues in the decades Wikipedia has existed.

2) All sources are cited so they can be easily verified by the reader.

NavinF on April 12, 2023 | [–]

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