We were speaking in Comm Rev about Wikipedia and Google and the dangers involved in people taking what they're told for gospel without considering how and why the information is chosen. I mentioned a sketch by American satirist Stephen Colbert. See below:
http://spring.newsvine.com/_news/2006/08/01/307864-stephen-colbert-causes-chaos-on-wikipedia-gets-blocked-from-site
Unfortunately, the YouTube clip is being contested by Comedy Central for breach of copyright. Fair enough I suppose (but disappointing for this blog post!)
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