JCOM Policing orthodoxy on Wikipedia: Skeptics in action?

Authors

Brian Martin, University of Wollongong

Publication Name

Journal of Science Communication

Abstract

Wikipedia has been accused of being biased against challengers to scientific orthodoxy due to efforts by editors having affinities with the Skeptics movement. Examination of Wikipedia, including entries on fluoridation, the origin of AIDS and vaccination, reveals several characteristics typical of a Skeptics sensibility, including the definition of scepticism, lists of deviant ideas, derogatory labelling of heterodox viewpoints, and categories established without reference to reliable sources.

Open Access Status

This publication may be available as open access

Volume

20

Issue

2

First Page

1

Last Page

15