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The term "wiki" was coined in 1994–1995 by Ward Cunningham, the inventor of the concept, who also created its first implementation. [1] The term was thus already in existence prior to the advent of Wikipedia (6–7 years later, in 2001), [2] and the Wikimedia Foundation therefore does not claim ownership of the term in any way. [3]
John Seigenthaler, an American journalist, was the subject of a defamatory Wikipedia hoax article in May 2005. The hoax raised questions about the reliability of Wikipedia and other websites with user-generated content. Since the launch of Wikipedia in 2001, it has faced several controversies. Wikipedia's open-editing model, which allows any user to edit its encyclopedic pages, has led to ...
WikiLeaks (/ ˈ w ɪ k i l iː k s /) is a non-profit media organisation and publisher of leaked documents. It is funded by donations [13] and media partnerships. It has published classified documents and other media provided by anonymous sources. [14]
A revision of a Wikipedia article shows a troll vandalizing an article on Wikipedia by replacing content with an insult.. In slang, a troll is a person who posts deliberately offensive or provocative messages online [1] (such as in social media, a newsgroup, a forum, a chat room, an online video game) or who performs similar behaviors in real life.
An internet leak is the unauthorized release of information over the internet.Various types of information and data can be, and have been, "leaked" to the Internet, the most common being personal information, computer software and source code, and artistic works such as books or albums.
Leaked information may be plausibly denied without blame for proposed unpopular measures affecting their perpetrators. People with access to confidential information may find it to their advantage to make it public, without themselves appearing to be responsible for publishing the information.
In conversations that were leaked in February 2018, Assange expressed a preference for a Republican victory in the 2016 election, saying that "Dems+Media+liberals would [sic] then form a block to reign [sic] in their worst qualities. With Hillary in charge, GOP will be pushing for her worst qualities, dems+media+neoliberals will be mute."
Wikipedia's volunteer editor community has the responsibility of fact-checking Wikipedia's content. [1] Their aim is to curb the dissemination of misinformation and disinformation by the website. Wikipedia is considered one of the major free open source websites, where millions can read, edit and post their views for free.