2021-04-02
People try to exploit Wikipedia’s open editing policy to add false information, but the online encyclopedia has tools and volunteer teams to suss them out.
Highlights
Wikipedia uses powerful tools and a large network of volunteer editors to detect bogus edits.
Wikipedia edits can be tracked by the editor’s username or IP address.
False information is often quickly removed from Wikipedia.
If you see false information on a page, flag the bogus content for a Wikipedia editor to review.
Wikipedia can be a part of your reputation management strategy and a great source of corporate visibility and marketing. But it also comes with some risks because it could include all kinds of information: good and bad. It is, after all, editable by the public.