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| − | In another of many [[Examples of Bias in Wikipedia|false claims made about conservatives]] on [[Wikipedia]], the website alleged that Rick Scarborough claimed [[HPV]] was a punishment for sin from [[God]], something he had never in fact said. Wikipedia left this claim up for all to see for most of 2007. | + | In another of many [[Examples of Bias in Wikipedia|false claims made about conservatives]] on [[Wikipedia]], the website alleged that Rick Scarborough claimed [[HPV]] was a punishment for sin from [[God]], something he had never in fact said. Wikipedia left this claim up for all to see for most of 2007. However, a Wikipedia editor then located a quote from the prnewswire and restored the item with a footnote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rick_Scarborough&diff=179512035&oldid=179506056|author=Puellanivis|date=December 22, 2007}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:47, July 22, 2012
Rick Scarborough is a conservative Southern Baptist pastor who leads Vision America, a non-partisan group devoted to promoting moral values in politics.[1] He is based in Texas and is considered to be instrumental in energizing values voters nationwide.
Wikipedia controversy
In another of many false claims made about conservatives on Wikipedia, the website alleged that Rick Scarborough claimed HPV was a punishment for sin from God, something he had never in fact said. Wikipedia left this claim up for all to see for most of 2007. However, a Wikipedia editor then located a quote from the prnewswire and restored the item with a footnote.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.visionamerica.us/site/PageServer
- ↑ Puellanivis (December 22, 2007). .
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