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 | This page in a nutshell: Verifying the accuracy of a Wikipedia article for yourself is an arduous process that might not even be worth it. |
They say that Wikipedia is reliable and accurate but they also that you have to verify the information it contains for yourself. So how exactly do you verify a Wikipedia article for yourself? Should you be happy at the absence of warnings in orange? Or can you relax at the sight of blue footnote numbers?