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Tech journalist Lara Lewington looks into information battles played out on Wikipedia.

BBC technology journalist Lara Lewington looks into hoaxes, false accusations and bitter disputes played out on Wikipedia.

For many of us, Wikipedia our first point of call for information. But how much do we really know about who and what controls the content on the site? 

BBC Click's Lara Lewington dives into a world of hoaxes, false accusations, disinformation and bitter disputes to find out. 

With Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, journalist Eric Newton, sociologist and researcher Francesca Tripodi, co-founder of WhoseKnowledge Anasuya Sengupta,  Dr James Heilman, Wikipedia Editor MJ, and Justin Shillock and Michael Wiseman, the creators of an infamous Wiki hoax.

Presenter: Lara Lewington
Producer: Leigh Meyer
Idea development: Isaac Fisher
Executive Producer: Katherine Godfrey
Sound design and mix: Rob Speight
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