Quote Originally Posted by Chris Webb
As for Wikepedia one must at least realize that many people do look to it for current information.
Just as people looked to the 'Reverend' Jim Jones and The People's Temple for spiritual guidance. Not a 'church' I would have recommended, but Jones certainly proved he had a faithful congregation.

Without going into tremendous detail, I was recently involved in exposing a rather public figure that was making some really way-out claims about his identity. The individual claimed to have received a medal from the United Nations. And you could even go to Wiki and find an article on this medal, complete with the dimensions of the medal and the colors of the ribbon. A very concise and <cough, cough> 'informative' article. Because, you see, the United Nations denied ever having honored anyone with any such medal. All it took was one e-mail to the U.N. and the hoax was identified.

If you want a little hint, good researchers don't ever look to secondary sources for information. Always go to the primary source, because when you have hung your Stetson on phony, secondary information, you are going to end up with egg on your own face. Or a fake medal pinned to your chest.