Agree that bias is always a potential issue. But hoaxes that last a decade are harmful. If something is not fixed in a lot of people's lifetime, it is little c

Agree that bias is always a potential issue. But hoaxes that last a decade are harmful. If something is not fixed in a lot of people's lifetime, it is little consolation to them if someone may fix it later ... Moreover, even when hoaxes are discovered and deleted on Wikipedia, they last elsewhere. The toaster hoax for example has now entered over a dozen books. The BBC articles that featured it have not been corrected: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1D0xzxYf9ykH9gcYp9BnYW4/5-everyday-objects-with-curious-histories https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1D0xzxYf9ykH9gcYp9... https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20130405-a-trim-toaster-for-small-kitchens https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20130405-a-trim-toaster-f... https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/56192812 https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/56192812 The historical record has been permanently corrupted.