Whenever someone needs facts, they usually go to Google, then move to Wikipedia.

Wikipedia is used all over the world to share and find information.

Wikipedia even has its own theme song called “Hotel Wikipedia.”

Did you know that any random person can put information on Wikipedia? How can you know if you are getting the right information if anybody can put it on there?

There are over 17 million articles on Wikipedia, 27 million users using 262 different languages, and there have been more than one billion edits.

At times, these edits have become problematic. In 2008 there was a dispute where people claimed that members of the Church of Scientology tried adding their beliefs into articles.

Although there can be any editor, there are are rules for these editors.

An editor must be able to verify that the information is true and has a reliable source that is cited in the article.

If there is a problem with any of the information added, it can be flagged and removed.

Even though there are protocols for the mistakes or articles swayed by someone’s beliefs, are these mistakes or articles really changed?

There are millions of articles on Wikipedia. Do you think that mistakes will be caught on every single one?

If there is a sketchy part of an article, I would check the references and citations and make sure that the information is correct before using it.