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Pandemic Prognosticators Used Wikipedia as Their Source

The science advisers who steered Great Britain along its lockdown path in spring 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic began relied on Wikipedia to make their predictions on when the disease’s peak would hit, and to make policy decisions for the country. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that can be written, edited and managed by anyone, regardless of their qualifications or expertise. Britain’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) admitted that they had relied on...