 | This is an essay. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
 | This page in a nutshell: The practical benefits of our coverage of opinions, falsehoods, scandals, conspiracy theories, and other topics based on bogus information. |
Wikipedia documents opinions and nonsense because that is a very important part of its larger mission to document the "sum of all human knowledge". We avoid lending credence to nonsense through careful wording, and we maintain balance by presenting both the nonsense and its debunking by reliable sources. This also benefits the world, especially the deceived and defamed.