Why do people still believe everything said on the internet is false?

because wikipedia isn't the internet, and isn't even a very large percentage of it.

One name: Essjay.

The thing about the internet is

>>55925403
I just used Wikipedia as an example

>>55925451
A good example of why you should not believe everything you read online.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_hoaxes_on_Wikipedia

Multiple lies that stayed on Wikipedia for ~10 years!

>>55925521
Most of these "hoaxes" are names and places and history with uncitable evidence. Other concrete information on Wikipedia is still valid provided it makes logical sense in the first place.

A group of friends modified the page of a serial killer of our country, they added the name of one guy they hated (like a nickame of the serial killer). It lasted 4 years, in the meanwhile, a lot of "homework" sites and some videos quote the name because of that Wikipedia page.
It was beautiful.

>>55925383
Jews want to sell you textbooks

>>55925383
Because the people who don't believe that are the type who believe everything the first result on Google says