Thanks to Genie Tyburski for pointing out the wonderful Colbert segment on Wikipedia. As a result of its airing, action was required to protect the elephant entries on Wikipedia from faithful Colbert fans. You'll have to listen to find out why.
Don't get me wrong, I think Wikipedia is great. But, well, as he points out there is a legitimate danger to an encyclopedia that anyone can edit. On the other hand, if our government can make up facts, shouldn't the rest of should have the same right?
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