CONFIRMATION BIAS
Confirmation bias is one of the known problems of Wikipedia. (In an ideal world, Wikipedia would be bias-free. Instead, we live in this world. ;) Put simply: Editors sometimes favor info that confirms their preexisting ideas. This leads them to give more weight to sources that support those ideas and downplay evidence that says otherwise.
SELECTION BIAS>
Selection bias is one of the known problems of Wikipedia. (In an ideal world, Wikipedia would be bias-free. Instead, we live in this world. ;) Put simply: Editors sometimes select sources or topics that interest them.
NEGATIVITY BIAS
Negativity bias is one of the known problems of Wikipedia. (In an ideal world, Wikipedia would be bias-free. Instead, we live in this world. ;) Put simply: Editors sometimes give more weight to negative info, including failures and criticism.
RECENCY BIAS
Recency bias is one of the known problems of Wikipedia. (In an ideal world, Wikipedia would be bias-free. Instead, we live in this world. ;) Put simply: Editors sometimes give more weight to recent events.
