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Reporters rely on Wikipedia

It’s not surprising, but it is interesting to see a concrete case of reporters reporting straight from Wikipedia without independent verification:
Student’s Wikipedia hoax quote used worldwide in newspaper obituaries. It’s from The Irish Times, but they probably just read about it in Wikipedia.

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