Wikipedia is a frequently used starting point for information. A lot has been said about the reliability of this information. A starting point on this is this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliability_of_Wikipedia.
How suitable is Wikipedia in general as a source and how do you deal with it properly? Go through the 5 aspects of the CRAAP test. Indicate for each aspect why it could be a problem and why not. Support your position with a source. Now indicate how you could deal with the problem if you wanted to use the information on a Wikipedia page yourself.
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