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Updated 05/28/19
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Beware Wikipedia Biased and Misleading Entries
A new study has found that Wikipedia entries on the costliest medical conditions contradicted the latest medical research 90% of the time. |
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“Health care professionals, trainees, and patients should use caution when using
Wikipedia to answer questions regarding patient care,” wrote the study’s authors in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association: http://jaoa.org/article.aspx?articleid=2094721 The authors laid particular stress on medical professionals: "Recent study found 50% of physicians admitted using Wikipedia as a reference source." http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/03/doctors-1-source-for-healthcare-information-wikipedia/284206/ About TheAtlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/history/ May, 2014 http://time.com/118904/study-dont-trust-wikipedia-when-it-comes-to-your-health/ |
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"Don’t rely on information from Wikipedia when researching anything."
".....Wikipedia has become a propaganda tool of government and corporations, especially in the areas of health promotion and alternative treatments for illness. Even though Wikipedia gives the impression that articles can be edited / updated / corrected by knowledgeable sources, this is often not the case." October 6, 2016 http://healthimpactnews.com/2016/mainstream-news-media-freedom-of-the-press-or-controlled-propaganda/ About HealthImpactNews: http://healthimpactnews.com/about-health-impact-news/ May 28, 2019 "Wikipedia co-founder: 'Wikipedia is broken,' run by bad actors and special interests to smear all voices of dissent" "Wikipedia has collapsed into a disinformation / propaganda hub run by corporate interests..." https://www.naturalnews.com/2019-05-28-wikipedia-co-founder-wikipedia-is-broken-run-by-bad-actors.html About NaturalNews: http://www.naturalnews.com/About.html |
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"You may never trust what you read on Wikipedia again...nor should you"
"In September, 2012, famed author Philip Roth tried to correct a major fact error in his Wikipedia biography, but Wikipedia's editors wouldn't allow it, telling him that he was simply not a credible source. On himself." "A week later, Wikipedia's dark side was publicly revealed as officials got caught offering a 'PR service' that skews and edits pages on behalf of paid, publicity-seeking clients.... and then there are the powerful pharmaceutical interests that .....unabashedly violate Wikipedia's own rules and disparage scientists, advocates, and reporters who research medical and vaccine controversies...." Sharyl Attkisson: "Stonewalled: My fight for truth against the forces of obstruction, intimidation, and harrassment in Obama's Washington." Pages 63-64 https://www.amazon.com/Stonewalled-Obstruction-Intimidation-Harassment-Washington/dp/0062322850 About Sharyl Attkisson: https://sharylattkisson.com/about/ "Dark Side of Wikipedia" ".....The promise of accurate, neutral articles and privacy for contributors is often just a mirage, according to two insiders." April, 2016 http://fullmeasure.news/news/cover-story/the-dark-side-of-wikipedia About FullMeasure: http://fullmeasure.news/about "Extreme bias at Wikipedia on homeopathic medicine" '...The "editors" at Wikipedia have deemed homeopathy to be a "pseudoscience" even though randomized double-blind and placebo-controlled studies that have been published in many of the best medical journals in the world have shown efficacy of homeopathic treatment for many common and serious health problems.' A PERSONAL LETTER TO JIMMY WALES, FOUNDER OF WIKIPEDIA: Dana Ullman, November, 2014 http://www.naturalnews.com/047630_Wikipedia_academic_bias_homeopathic_medicine.html About NaturalNews: http://www.naturalnews.com/About.html |
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"Exposed: Wikipedia Holds Bias against Natural Health"
Carolanne Wright, October, 2010, http://www.eftuniverse.com/images/stories/6-4-10/wikipedia_bias.pdf About EFTUniverse: https://eftuniverse.com/faqs/about-eft-tapping-and-this-site "Wikipedia is a powerful force on the Internet; the spread of misinformation regarding natural and alternative medicine is of particular concern for the health and wellness community." Unfortunately, there is growing evidence of ongoing Wikipedia bias and resistance to publishing accurate information for Natural Health subjects, including EFT or 'tapping'. -- WHY is Wikipedia description for EFT still inaccurate and misleading, despite repeated, qualified attempts to revise it appropriately....?? A popular misconception is that anyone can edit a Wikipedia page; "...In reality many entries are controlled by informal committees of editors, who can band together around a common philosophy, such as closed-minded hostility to CAM, or anti-scientific skepticism. These self-appointed gatekeepers can then dictate what goes on a page, depriving the public using the encyclopedia from reading authoritative, balanced and objective coverage of a topic, entries written by experienced and qualified experts." "The Bridge: bridging the gap between science and woo-woo, Wikipedia's Biased and Misleading EFT Entry !" Dawson Church, November 14, 2012: http://www.careymann.wordpress.com/tag/dawson-church About Dawson Church: http://dawsonchurch.com/vitae/ |
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Dawson Church's Proposed Revised Wikipedia Entry on EFT:
".....describes adherence to research standards set by American Psychological Association's (APA) Division 12 (Clinical Psychology) Task Force on Empirically Validated Treatments": March, 2014 http://www.eftuniverse.com/research-studies/wikipedia-s-bias-against-science-in-natural-healing About EFTUniverse: https://eftuniverse.com/faqs/about-eft-tapping-and-this-site "Below is a proposed entry for Clinical EFT that meets most of Wikipedia's editorial standards, and that can be used as a draft if Wikipedia ever again returns to enforcing its NPOV policy on the skeptics......." March, 2016 http://www.eftuniverse.com/eft-related-press-releases/wikipedia-revised-entry About EFT Universe: http://www.eftuniverse.com/faqs/about-eft-tapping-and-this-site About Dawson Church: http://dawsonchurch.com/vitae/ Examiner's followup to Dawson's press release: "Wikipedia staunchly biased about EFT tapping" May,2014 https://eft-news.s3.amazonaws.com/2014-05-02%20Wikipedia%20staunchly%20biased%20about%20EFT%20tapping%20-%20Examiner.pdf |
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"On the Moral Bankruptcy of Wikipedia Anonymous Administration"
Larry Sanger, Co-founder of Wikipedia, August, 2012: wikipediocracy.com/2013/09/02/on-the-moral-bankruptcy-of-wikipedias-anonymous-administration/ |
