Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "A Tale of Two Cities" in English language version.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)This figure of 200 million is – to state the obvious – pure fiction. Its ultimate source is unknown: perhaps a hyperbolic 2005 press release for a Broadway musical adaptation of Dickens' novel. But the presence of this canard on Wikipedia had, and continues to have, a startling influence. Since 2008, the claim has been recycled repeatedly…