Meaning of wikiality | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of wikiality
   alt-of, uncountable, usually
2. The supposed reality described by Wikipedia articles, whose content is established by majority consensus.
   derogatory, uncountable, usually

Examples

“A group of undergraduates and alumni combated the backlash of "wikiality" and put their own spin on the facts about Cornell in an article about the University on the Web site Wikipedia.”

“Yet, this is the wikiality("truth based on consensus rather than fact") of the world, I'm sorry, of America, today”

“Most important, here, Colbert calls attention to the Bush administration's cooption of wikiality: its continuous campaign to manipulate public perception.”

“Back in 2006, comedian Stephen Colbert did a bit about Wikipedia, saying it was the harbinger of a distorted form of reality called “Wikiality” […] Fast forward to 2025 and it seems that Wikipedia might be the antidote to “alternative facts”, with lessons not just for the web, but for society more broadly.”

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