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Fact / Fiction
In this section we focus on the person who communicated the fact, method, place, time and the EXACT content of the fact. The entire content is audited for truth.
| Spec | Desc | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Who | Caitlin Dewey | Editor, Washington Post |
| When | 2011-08-11 | 08:39PM PST |
| Where | Online Article | Washington Post |
| What | Wikipedia has a ton of money so why is it begging you to donate yours | Article Title |
Audit
In this section we break down the content into statements that are either true or false, but not both.
| Statement | Rationale | Source of Info | T/F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Wales’ creepy stare rockets $16 million in Wikipedia donations | Crowdsourced means writers, copy editors, fact checkers, et. al. work for free. And for all the accuracy criticism Wikipedia receives, check out Wikipedia’s transparent editing history and you’ll see those free employees work like they’re getting health insurance | Jimmy Wales’ creepy stare.. |  |
| Wikipedia should focus on content creation – not social justice campaigns | Just 2pc of the encyclopedia’s revenue goes to hosting costs – and hard-working contributors still get nothing | Wikipedia should focus on.. | |
| Amazon Just Donated $1 million to Wikipedia | The Wikimedia foundation, a nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and our other free knowledge projects, recently announced that Amazon made a $1 million gift to its endowment fund | inc.com | |
| The Numbers Behind Wikipedia’s Fundraising | Critics of Wikipedia’s fundraising often bemoan the fact that the Wikimedia Foundation is growing richer every year. However, it is not uncommon for a charitable organization of that size to build financial reserves in order to be guarded against an unexpected shortfall in donations at some point. | Chart: The Numbers Behind.. | |
Preservation of Source
In this section we create traceability to the source of the fact or fiction.
| Type | Source | Screenshot | Link | Link Valid Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | Washington Post |  |
Wikipedia has a ton of money so why is it begging you to donate yours | 2024-10-07 |
Audit of Other Fact Checking Sites
In this section we see what other fact checking sites say about this fact and audit them.
| Site | Check Date | Screenshot | Explanation | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PolitiFact.org | ||||
| FactCheck.org | ||||
| Snopes.com | ||||
| Poynter.org | ||||
| MediaBiasFactCheck.com |