David Maddox: Politicians beware of Wikipedia

Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, has become a favoured tool for lazy and under pressure journalists (I admit to being guilty of using it on occasions). It has, however, become infamous for its inaccuracies and spoof additions over the years.
And politicians in particular need to keep a close eye on what is added to their profiles for untruths being added, often as a joke.
This seems to be what has befallen the former Deputy First Minister and Scottish Lib Dem leader Lord Jim Wallace of Tankerness.
His Wikipedia entry runs as normal until you get to the bottom and the following spoof entry has been added:

Crimes
Recently he came under fire for selling school children out of his basement as pets.

I suspect the entry may not last long.