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15th Jan 2016

10 Of The Best Wikipedia Hacks

Some of these are gas!

Laura Holland

Wikipedia turns 15 today so we’re taking a trip down memory lane at some of the funniest hacks. 

With it’s fountain of knowledge, it’s the go to place to solve all those important questions. Well, mostly when you want to find out how old a celebrity is. As it relies on the public for its information, sometimes subtle changes are made to pages which go unnoticed.

Here are some of the funniest times Wikipedia has been hacked with fake information.

After the famous Solange/Jay Z elevator fight of 2014 her page was quickly changed to include some interesting occupations.

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Source: Metro

The time someone accidentally deleted all the information for Harlem Shake and panicked. harlem shake

Source: HexJam

The time our Ciara Knight changed the Cadburys Freddo page while on an almighty mission to reduce the price of the chocolate bar.


Ciara’s also made it into the top 10 hacks with this beauty:

Actor Jeremy Renner once had an interesting description. Jeremy Renner

Source: HexJam

This Batman hack doesn’t need any explaining and should have stayed this way in my opinion. batman

Source: Capcy

Someone obviously had a serious crush on Emma Stone.emma

Source: via Imgur

While someone else is less than impressed by the Jonas Brothers and changed their profile. Jonas-Brothers1

Source: Aux.tv

When Kanye stormed the stage after Beck won Best Album of the Year, some clever clogs changed his page.

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Source: Earhustle

Last but not least, when someone managed to get a new photo of Bill Gates, complete with devil horns and a moustache. bill

Source: Complex