Hoax Wikipedia Article on Colonial Indian Conflict Removed After 5 Years
A Wikipedia article rated "good" and first published in 2007 was recently revealed as a hoax and removed from the crowd-sourced encyclopedia. Most hoaxes are marked for deletion within hours of being published, according to Wikipedia.
A Wikipedia article rated “good” and first published in 2007 was recently revealed as a hoax and removed from the crowd-sourced encyclopedia.
Most hoaxes are marked for deletion within hours of being published, according to Wikipedia.
In December, a volunteer editor using the handle ShelfSkewed found the article and all of its sources to be fraudulent.
The article described a fictitious conflict — dubbed the Bicholm Conflict, after the Goan city — pitting the Portuguese rulers of Goa, India, against the Maratha Empire from 1640-41.
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