In early July 2021, a cluster of several long-lived hoax articles was discovered.
Common traits of the hoaxes include:
- References to books without page numbers that, when checked, did not contain any mention of the article subject
- Statements sourced to "blastingnews.com" (though this source is used in many unambiguously non-hoax contexts as well)
Associated users edit
Hoax articles edit
Post-discovery discussions edit
- Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive334#Government of Rhodesia problematic process with consequences in real life
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Klaus Bells
- Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Medicine/Archive 151#Medical articles written by a prolific hoaxer
- Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 347#Blasting News and hoaxes