Wikipedia’s citation laundering risk

The article claims Wikipedia framed UK grooming gangs as a 'moral panic' by leaning on older, low‑quality reports and news write‑ups instead of the core Home Office finding. It describes a chain where press emphasis on weak studies becomes the 'reliable' sources Wikipedia requires, converting nuanced official evidence into a misleading consensus. — If citation chains can launder misinterpretations into platform 'neutrality,' public knowledge on contentious topics gets steered by media biases rather than primary evidence.