I came across this recently and found it extremely amusing.
I have read about it on BBC, CNN, and many other news outlets because companies are freaking out that a twenty-something year old hacker named Virgil has created a tool, that can prove they are producing misinformation. It is called WikiScanner.
This tool has a database of millions of edits made to the Wikipedia, and with the already public information taken by Wikipedia with each edit, you are able to easily find out if a organization has caused misinformation.
WikiScanner can be found at http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr/
The BBC talks about the CIA, and the DCCC. The article can be found by
Clicking here
Wired Click Here
Oh, and of course /. Click Here
You can read about WikiScanner and Virgil on Wikipedia as well. Click Here for WikiScanner and Click Here for Virgil.
Thank You Virgil for helping show that the ones some trust in power, can not be trusted at all.
*Tilts his hat and passes a jolt (or drink of your choice)*
Peace
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