Title
JCOM Policing orthodoxy on Wikipedia: Skeptics in action?
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
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Volume
20
Issue
2
First Page
1
Last Page
15