Jan 16

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Why Wikipedia Got COVID-19 Right

Amidst a sea of misinfo and hot takes, Wikipedia editors were — as a new study finds — cautious

This pandemic has been a crapshow of disinformation, conspiratorial mutterings, and partisan rancor over basic facts of science.

How has Wikipedia weathered the storm?

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I write three times a week about tech, science, culture — and how those collide. Writer for NYT mag/Wired; author of “Coders” and “Smarter Than You Think”

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Why Wikipedia Got COVID-19 Right

Amidst a sea of misinfo and hot takes, Wikipedia editors were — as a new study finds — cautious

More from Clive Thompson

Recommended from Medium

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What will a post-COVID-19 media look like? I asked my students.

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