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– Why wait? Wikipedia & Google accidentally declare Putin winner of future presidential elections (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 30, 2018

"If something so simple as a Wikipedia error can spawn a cascade of misinformation about something so important as a presidential election, there may be more trouble ahead."
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