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November 3, 2012

Climate Denier Controls Sandy's Wikipedia Page

Dan Nosowitz, PopSci


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"All I am is a contributor. I have no title, I'm just a Joe Blow," says Ken Mampel, a currently unemployed 56-year-old living in Ormond Beach, Florida. He's also largely responsible for the Wikipedia article about Hurricane Sandy. If it isn't already, that article will eventually become the single most-viewed document about the hurricane. On the entire internet.

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TAGGED: Wikipedia, hurricane sandy, denialism, climate change

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