Alan MacMasters hoax (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Alan MacMasters hoax" in English language version.

Last modified: 20:57:33, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

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295web.archive.org

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81iflscience.com

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41thenewdaily.com.au

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31wikipediocracy.com

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11bankofengland.co.uk

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bankofengland.co.uk (Global: 3,707^th place; English: 1,947^th place)

"£50 character selection" (PDF). Bank of England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2025.

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

Silva, Marco (18 November 2022). "Alan MacMasters: How the great online toaster hoax was exposed". BBC News. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

iflscience.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Felton, James (22 November 2022). "15-Year-Old Uncovers Major Wikipedia Toaster Hoax That Fooled the Media for Years". IFLScience. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

inc.com (Global: 2,680^th place; English: 1,491^st place)

Sicard, Sarah (28 February 2025). "Who Invented the Toaster? It's Complicated". Inc. Retrieved 29 March 2025.

inputmag.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Rauwerda, Annie (12 August 2022). "A long-running Wikipedia hoax and the problem of circular reporting". Input. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

scotland.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Scotland's inventions". Brand Scotland. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2025. MacMasters developed the electric toaster way back in 1893

scotsman.com (Global: 502^nd place; English: 274^th place)

edinburghnews.scotsman.com

Mackie, Rachel (20 February 2023). "The Edinburgh toaster conspiracy: How one man persuaded the world that the toaster was invented in Scotland's Capital". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 29 March 2025.

thenewdaily.com.au (Global: low place; English: 6,818^th place)

Cant, Ash (23 November 2022). "Alan MacMasters, the man the world thought invented the toaster". The New Daily. Retrieved 29 March 2025.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Silva, Marco (18 November 2022). "Alan MacMasters: How the great online toaster hoax was exposed". BBC News. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
Felton, James (22 November 2022). "15-Year-Old Uncovers Major Wikipedia Toaster Hoax That Fooled the Media for Years". IFLScience. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
Rauwerda, Annie (12 August 2022). "A long-running Wikipedia hoax and the problem of circular reporting". Input. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
"£50 character selection" (PDF). Bank of England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
"Scotland's inventions". Brand Scotland. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2025. MacMasters developed the electric toaster way back in 1893

wikipediocracy.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Belmont, Virginia (11 August 2022). "Wikipedia's Credibility Is Toast". Wikipediocracy. Retrieved 11 August 2024.