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Truth, elections and the curious case of the club sandwich
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Truth, elections and the curious case of the club sandwich

A playful Wikipedia prank turned a made-up cook, Danny Mears, into the supposed inventor of the club sandwich for more than three years. The story shows how a small falsehood can gather credibility as it gets repeated, even as vigilant editors work to correct it. So, with misinformation spreading online and shaping conversations about elections, the article asks who is still guarding the bridge to truth. And here's the hopeful part: our shared instinct to check facts and set the record straight can still push back.
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