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The man behind a fake posting on the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia that linked a journalist to the Kennedy assassinations has apologised.
Tennessean Brian Chase said he added to the entry to trick a co-worker.
The discovery of the fake data in journalist John Seigenthaler's biography started a debate about the online reference work's reliability.
The prank caused the Wikipedia to change its policy so only registered users can create entries.
The man behind a fake posting on the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia that linked a journalist to the Kennedy assassinations has apologised.
Tennessean Brian Chase said he added to the entry to trick a co-worker.
The discovery of the fake data in journalist John Seigenthaler's biography started a debate about the online reference work's reliability.
The prank caused the Wikipedia to change its policy so only registered users can create entries.
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