Mormonism and Wikipedia/Joseph Smith, Jr./Death

An analysis of Wikipedia article "Joseph Smith"



A FairMormon Analysis of Wikipedia: "Joseph Smith"
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19 May 2009

Summary: A review of this section as it appeared in Wikipedia on 19 May 2009.

Section review

Death  Updated 9/3/2011

The author(s) of the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith[1] make(s) the following claim:

Smith and his brother Hyrum were held in Carthage Jail on charges of treason.

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The author(s) of the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith[1] make(s) the following claim:

On June 27, 1844, an armed group with blackened faces stormed the jail and killed Hyrum instantly with a shot to the face.

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The author(s) of the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith[1] make(s) the following claim:

Smith fired a pepper-box pistol that had been smuggled into the prison,

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The author(s) of the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith[1] make(s) the following claim:

then "sprang to the window" before being shot several times. He died shortly after falling to the ground.

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The author(s) of the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith[1] make(s) the following claim:

Smith was buried in Nauvoo.

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The author(s) of the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith[1] make(s) the following claim:

Five men were tried for his murder; all were acquitted.

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Wikipedia and anti-Mormon literature
Key sources
  • Roger Nicholson, "Mormonism and Wikipedia: The Church History That 'Anyone Can Edit'," Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 1/8 (14 September 2012). [151–190] link
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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Due to the nature of wikipedia, articles can change. This analysis applies to the article as it stood circa September 2011.