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 If you’re just learning about https://wikifreedia.xyz it’s good to start with the structure as described by @PABLOF7z 

“Anyone can edit
Anyone can fork
There is no canonical entry for any topic
Use WoT to make sense of it”

Wikipedia: find consensus among a small group of admins on a neutral-point-of-view of “the facts” about a subject
Wikifreedia: everyone shares their point of view about a subject assembled around a hub for easier evaluation by the reader

wikipedia used to seem bottoms-up/internet-native compared to Encyclopedia Britannica, but given the complexity of the world and the nuance required to learn about any subject we need something new 
 The wikifreedia model is better than Wikipedia but it’s still prone to giving outsized attention to incorrect information. Reddit is full of incorrect information on topics none of the community members are experts on but if their version of truth was on wikifreedia, an outside observer might believe that is what’s true. 

I don’t know how to solve for this. Maybe you don’t, and let people walk around with false info. 🤷‍♂️