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The scariest one on here is the article on "Bine", a "Fictional ancient Akkadian demon", not just because it was up for over 12 years but it was republished som
by fenwick67 7y ago
The scariest one on here is the article on "Bine", a "Fictional ancient Akkadian demon", not just because it was up for over 12 years but it was republished somewhere else.
> Despite having no sources, the hoax was included in Theresa Bane's Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures, published by McFarland & Company in 2012.
- dmix 7y agoThis one was up for 7yrs: > Chen Fang > A Wikipedian noticed in November 2012 that The Harvard Guide to Using Sources said that "an Expos student who was writing a paper about the limitations of Wikipedia posted a fictional entry for himself, stating that he was the mayor of a small town in China. Four years later, if you type in his name, or if you do a subject search on Wikipedia for mayors of towns in China, you will still find this fictional entry." No longer.
- heavenlyblue 7y agoOne could say that the existence if demons has to start somewhere...