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With so much fake news floating around these days, it's difficult to know just who and what to believe. While Wikipedia is usually a reliable source of factual information, from time to time people hack Wiki and slip some alternative facts in there too. And since it's a free encyclopedia, created entirely by collaborators, it turns out that some of them have quite a knack for humor. From Charlie Sheen being half man, half cocaine to American Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky being a humanoid evolution spawned in the bowels of Poseidon, you never can be too sure if what you're reading is 100% truth. So common sense comes in handy if you are preparing a paper according to Wikipedia's facts.

Luckily, these changes don't stay for long and are spotted by moderators before they even see the light of day. To illustrate how crazy some of these hijackings (or at least attempts) have been, Bored Panda has collected this list of funny Wikipedia edits caught on screenshots.

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    John L
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is about as accurate of a description of the Caliph wanna-be I have seen yet.

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    John L
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somehow, I think she is beyond embarrassment......but she certainly can carry a note or two. ;D

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    Just Jess
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ugh. Reading this one made my brain hurt. Mission accomplished, Wikipedia prankster.

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    John L
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now That...is a clear case of 'original thinking', lol. :D

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    Ok Ha-Neul
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so is he from maycomb county alabama where people have a tendency to start combing their hair in the middle of a conversation they're called maycombers

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    John L
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whoever wrote this fails to realize that a 'time keeper' is the most important person in any band. Without a drummer, its like a gang of musicians just doing their own thing.

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    JEFF THE KILLER
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Appointed by Barack Obama but became Trump's sock puppet.... Something's a little fishy

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    John L
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What happened to Tennessee? "Look hear, before you go over thar"

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    Jesus Wäre
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a post after this that said something like: "okay who reported me?"

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    Lena Sterling
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read a biography about Janis, but it was never mentioned that she speed walked everywhere and was afraid of toilets. So good to know that she Speed walked and was afraid of toilets.

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    Izzy's Maid
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am appalled that Lena Dunham's name was even MENTIONED in the same paragraph as such cute critters!!!

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    Master Markus
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm seriously bothered by how the French are called cowards because of that one surrender in WW2 as far as I know, because if you look at their history, they f*****g OWNED at wars.

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    Pi...
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    His phone wasn't working so he used a wik- Email woulda been easier!

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    Tiny Dynamine
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It can certainly be updated to Theresa May without any controversy. She is totally anti-democracy.

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    Neeha
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If this guy's some sort of con man, then that's probably the most fitting description I have ever read...😎😂

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    Kjorn
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    every actor and actress are fake activist! if they didn't have all that money they wouldn't be activist

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    GlassOfWater
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where I come from, people actually use this. "Ooh me nads!" --> an expression often used when a male's 'reproductive area' has been hurt.

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    trulli
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her name always bothers me: Solange means "as long as" in German.

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    Neeha
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    7 years ago

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    The directors and the producers had to probably think a lot before casting her...

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