My citation is that I made it up.

The best part of this is the circular citation. Someone puts something in Wikipedia, someone writes an article assuming it's true, and the Wikipedia cites that article. So it's literally "I made it up" legitimatized.

Liszt6 said:

The best part of this is the circular citation. Someone puts something in Wikipedia, someone writes an article assuming it's true, and the Wikipedia cites that article. So it's literally "I made it up" legitimatized.

XKCD called this "citogenesis".

Mithiwithi said:

XKCD called this "citogenesis".

Huh, neat. I wonder if that'll catch on. Honestly it's pretty interesting how misinformation can spread and be justified in such a roundabout way.

Source: Me. (1969). Dude, Trust Me. Why Would I Lie To You, Inc.