In 2011, Randall Munroe in his comic xkcd coined the term "citogenesis" to describe the creation of "reliable" sources through circular reporting.[1][2] This is a list of some well-documented cases in which Wikipedia has been the source.
- ^ Michael V. Dougherty (21 May 2024). New Techniques for Proving Plagiarism: Case Studies from the Sacred Disciplines at the Pontifical Gregorian University. Leiden, Boston: Brill Publishers. p. 209. doi:10.1163/9789004699854. ISBN 978-90-04-69985-4. LCCN 2024015877. Wikidata Q126371346.
A published monograph that apparently copies many Wikipedia articles is now treated as an authority for later Wikipedia articles. This state of affairs is arguably not an optimal development.
- ^ Munroe, Randall. "Citogenesis". xkcd. Retrieved 30 April 2017.