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Does WikiAnswers give fake questions

Updated: 8/18/2019
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No, the site itself does not give fake questions, but some contributors do on occasion give "fake" questions, depending on how you define the word fake. You can find questions about Purple space aliens, loaves of Brad (sic), how to become a computer, how to become a fictional or supernatural character, and more. But perhaps you are asking whether real people ask these questions. Yes, the vast majority of what we receive comes from people all over the world. There is, however, one exception: some scam companies or multi-level marketers or even fake schools try to "plant" questions so that they can then answer how wonderful they or their products are: when supervisors see such activities, we tend to change the answer to one that is neutral and factual.

If you are asking about fake answers, then yes, there are some of those around. In fairness, there are reasons why someone might give a fake answer, especially someone new to the site-- perhaps they don't understand we are serious about answering questions and we want accurate (not sarcastic or rude) answers. If you know something to be factually wrong, then you are free to edit it in accordance with the rules and policies of this site. Users are not allowed to give fake answers designed to mislead others, but such answers do slip in on occasion by trolls and vandals. Joke answers are allowed if either given to a joke question or they accompany a valid answer.

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