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    editor posted a hoax article onto Wikipedia about journalist John Seigenthaler. The article falsely stated that Seigenthaler had been a suspect in the assassinations...
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    After the incident, Seigenthaler described Wikipedia as "a flawed and irresponsible research tool". The incident led to policy changes at Wikipedia for tightening...
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  • Wikipedia Seigenthaler biography incident, a hoax about the above John Seigenthaler (anchorman) (born 1955), an American news anchorman Joseph Seigenthaler (born...
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    interest, paid Wikipedia editing and hostile interactions between Wikipedia editors and public figures. The Seigenthaler biography incident led to media...
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    July 28, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Seigenthaler, John (November 29, 2005). "A false Wikipedia "biography"". USA Today. Archived from the original...
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    warnings/Usage and layout § Levels This is now known as the Seigenthaler incident. "Wikipedia testing new method to curb false info". Christian Science...
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    growing demand. China again blocked Wikipedia in October 2005. The first major Wikipedia scandal, the Seigenthaler incident, occurred in 2005 when a well-known...
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    mainstream media involved biographies of living people. The Wikipedia Seigenthaler biography incident demonstrated that the subject of a biographical article...
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    John Lawrence Seigenthaler (/ˈsiːɡənθɔːlər/ SEE-gən-thaw-lər; July 27, 1927 – July 11, 2014) was an American journalist, writer, and political figure....
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  • as the Essjay controversy and the Seigenthaler incident. Lih describes the importance of early influences on Wikipedia including Usenet, HyperCard, Slashdot...
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