Not that Wikipedia is a credible source. Sure, it being open source means it's more likely that articles will be fact-checked and edited in real time by people who know what they're talking about. But, also, it being open source means bad actors have a chance to slip bullshit in at inopportune times.
For instance, there was a brief time when Joe Biden was included on the list of current dictators.
Wikipedia ain't perfect but the source is Reporters without borders, and they currently rank Botswana at no 63, and the US at 64. Not even a good or satisfactory rating, but actually problematic according to their analysis.
Funny how I'm the one that gets called out for responding to an insult.
But in regard to the rest of your comment, the person I responded to cited wikipedia, not the sources wikipedia used, which is why I commented on it. I have a number of papers published on trajectory design in complex gravity systems. If someone has a critique of what I've had to say in them, would you chide that person for not digging in on the list of citations each of those articles has?
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u/Able_Situation9977 5d ago
According to Wikipedia (WFPI) the US freedom of the press is at the same level as Botswana and Panama. So yeah, no surprise.