When we look for some information on the internet, we tend to lean towards Wikipedia more often than not. It is, after all, one of the biggest repositories of information that you can find on the web. However, there has always been a debate whether Wikipedia is a credible source of information or not, or whether it always contains the truth about different controversial topics. Well, as per one of the co-founders of the platform, it is not healthy to always trust the information on Wikipedia.
Furthermore, Sanger said that there are companies that hire paid writers to change articles on Wikipedia. This way, companies can manipulate the point of view of readers and feed them the information which they want them to consume. Sanger refers to these as tricks to win a bigger “game” that has been in the works since the platform gained popularity on the internet.
