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'''Truth''' is not the criteria for inclusion of any idea or statement in a Wikipedia article, even if it is on a scientific topic.
'''Truth''' is not the criteria for inclusion of any idea or statement in a Wikipedia article, even if it is on a scientific topic.
The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is [[Wikipedia:verifiability|verifiability]], not truth—that is, whether readers are able to check that material added to Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source, not whether we think it is true. This is important to bear in mind when writing about topics on which you as a contributor have a strong opinion;
The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is [[Wikipedia:verifiability|verifiability]], not truth—that is, whether readers are able to check that material added to Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source, not whether we think it is true. This is important to bear in mind when writing about topics on which you as a contributor have a strong opinion;