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   Message 226,246 of 227,651   
   Adam H. Kerman to Aje RavenStar   
   Re: FALSE INFORMATION   
   18 May 24 14:49:26   
   
   From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   Aje RavenStar  wrote:   
      
   >>. . .   
      
   >Some may remember back in 2022 when Gilbert Gottfried's death was   
   >announced.  I immediately hopped on Wikipedia to his listing to check   
   >and managed to get a screen cap there of the report of his death, citing   
   >a particular perverse cause of death (which I still strongly expect he   
   >arranged to happen at least five minutes before the press release of the   
   >news), just minutes before that particular claim was removed.  (Which I   
   >posted on the AO facebook page)  So there are times (or at least once)   
   >when Wikipedia was first with the valid news.   
      
   You saw the death announcement, then put it in Wikipedia. Unless a   
   family member updates the Wikipedia page directly, Wikipedia can never   
   be first.   
      
   AO facebook page?   
      
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