Free online encyclopedia Wikipedia has fallen victim to hoaxers , vandals . This June , former president of the American Library Association , Michael Gorman hit out at academics who endorsed the use of Wikipedia to their students , saying in the Encyclopaedia Britannica blog that `` a professor who encourages the use of Wikipedia is the intellectual equivalent of a dietician who recommends a steady diet of Big Macs with everything . '' Students and journalists have fallen foul of site 's inaccuracies . Cal Tech grad student has uncovered corporate Wikipedia whitewashing . Comment:
Free online encyclopedia Wikipedia has fallen victim to hoaxers , vandals . Students and journalists have fallen foul of site 's inaccuracies . Cal Tech grad student has uncovered corporate Wikipedia whitewashing . Comment: