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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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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 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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The directors and the producers had to probably think a lot before casting her...

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