W9 Reading8 List of hoaxes on Wikipedia---LI XINWEI

 1. summary

 One way to identify a hoax article is to examine its structure and content, as well as its mention in other Wikipedia articles (i.e., embeddedness), while also paying attention to the characteristics of the editor who created the page. Specifically, hoax articles may be longer than legitimate articles, and are less likely to link to other Wikipedia articles, references, images, or similar markup. Also, it is unlikely to be mentioned in other Wikipedia articles before it is created and is usually created by a new account with little involvement from other editors.

2. interesting point 

Despite some mischievous behaviour, Wikipedia's dedicated community and technical team have worked tirelessly to ensure the accuracy and reliability of its content. Users can also contribute to improving and refining Wikipedia by reporting any malicious edits or participating in editing entries.

3. discussion

It is possible to reduce the number of hoaxes.

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