: Re: Is Wikipedia Trustworthy? So in elementary school, I was told not to use Wikipedia too much because you can't trust what they write. So then for all the projects, I used the Canadian Encyclopedia,

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Wikipedia is a great place to start research, as it can point to other references.

Don't use it as a source.

Before reading, choose to remain open-minded about its truthfulness.

Here are some reasons why:

Because of careless writers and the fact that anyone can edit, even honest Wikipedia citations can't always be trusted
Because of demographic issues among editors, there is probably a hyper-strong bias toward white males

Note: Wikipedia is probably almost as accurate as other encyclopedias, especially in STEM subjects. Remember:

Politically-charged topics—unlike mathematically proofs—often result in biased articles.
Writers of traditional encyclopedias are probably biased, too.
Wikipedia is useful because it has a huge base of knowledge, is quickly added upon, and quickly edited. Traditional encyclopedias are slow to update.

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