Discussion Poll: Do you trust Wikipedia on politics-related topics?

[Pessimist]

It's a poll I've seen somewhere else and thought it was interesting.

 

[HarryCobean]

I don't really trust Wikipedia on any topic.

 

[Forever Sleep]

I agree with @HarryCobean , at uni- we were told not to trust Wikipedia on anything- without verifying- seeing as anyone can edit it. I wouldn't trust AI either. What they're referencing could well be wrong! I suppose anything we read/ hear may well have a bias/ agenda behind it though. Especially when it comes to politics.

 

[ImnotCTB]

It doesn't matter where it was from, I don't trust anything. I read from different perspectives then make my own judgement. Not just politics but literally anything.

 

[Seered Doom]

Was taught to do own research and look into more than just one source of information.

 

[InversedShadow]

Better to double-check everything from there and use other sources

 

[EternalShore]

If you're willing to check other language Wikipedias, it tends to be a good starting point or an actually good place to research historical topics given that you don't need additional information that you'll need to search for or scientific topics given that you check and read the papers involved~
In regards to more modern topics, I think it's a good way to have a summary of what's currently in the news but is pretty useless beyond that~ Talking to family members or watching videos about it tends to be my go-to for learning about all that instead~ :)

 

[tormentedhusk]

If you read any political article it's pretty clear that Wikipedia is biased towards the left.

 

[Pluto]

 

[Pessimist]

If you read any political article it's pretty clear that Wikipedia is biased towards the left.

Isn't that why Conservapedia was created?

Examples of Bias in Wikipedia - Conservapedia

www.conservapedia.com