YouTube to display Wikipedia articles next to conspiracy theory videos

[Helioform]

That's a less savage way of dealing with these videos I suppose - even if the articles will probably be BS anyway.

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/14/technology/youtube-wikipedia-conspiracy-theory-videos/index.html

 

[Lurker]

That's a less savage way of dealing with these videos I suppose - even if the articles will probably be BS anyway.

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/14/technology/youtube-wikipedia-conspiracy-theory-videos/index.html

For added measure, they should probably throw in some rationalwiki and snopes.
"You're shit's been discredited because we said it is.". --404 on that quote

 

[L.B.]

Couldn't truthers submit information to wikipedia. That way when the truth videos have the wikipedia link pop up for the 'correct' info it will just show more truth in the wikipedia article. Can't anyone add to wikipedia? Im not sure how wikipedia gets its info.... so I could be wrong but i thought anybody could contribute right?

 

[elsbet]

For everyone here, that should be the tipoff that HEY.. this one's gonna be good.

 

[MP3D]

Couldn't truthers submit information to wikipedia. That way when the truth videos have the wikipedia link pop up for the 'correct' info it will just show more truth in the wikipedia article. Can't anyone add to wikipedia? Im not sure how wikipedia gets its info.... so I could be wrong but i thought anybody could contribute right?

100%!!!!!

 

[mecca]

Couldn't truthers submit information to wikipedia. That way when the truth videos have the wikipedia link pop up for the 'correct' info it will just show more truth in the wikipedia article. Can't anyone add to wikipedia? Im not sure how wikipedia gets its info.... so I could be wrong but i thought anybody could contribute right?

Yes. And they should be adding to wikipedia but they should make sure that whatever information they have is fact based and not just speculation like a lot of theories are.

 

[L.B.]

Yes. And they should be adding to wikipedia but they should make sure that whatever information they have is fact based and not just speculation like a lot of theories are.

Hmm... well this is going to be interesting. How is Wikipedia going to know what is truth..... Lol oh no they will have to start putting links onto those enteries too...and then those enteries...and it will go on forever. Then one day the server crashes or explodes and bye bye no more Wikipedia lol

 

[L.B.]

Forgive me because i wasn't paying attention but why did youtube pick Wikipedia? Are they owned by the same people?

 

[L.B.]

To Wikipedia we go! Come with me Truthers!

 

[mecca]

Are they owned by the same people?

No, google doesn't own wikipedia... idk why they even picked wikipedia, maybe it's just an easily accessible site.