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by pngwen 49 days ago
Ah, but we could cite Cliff's Facebook page as evidence that he is disputing the reports of his own death. That's at least strong enough to put his earthly existence in the "debatable" column.
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Facebook is an unreliable source, and should not be cited.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:SELFSOURCE

> Self-published or questionable sources may be used as sources of information about themselves

Clifford Stoll's own Facebook page saying he's not dead can be cited on Wikipedia, even if Facebook itself (or Clifford's non-expert opinions) are unreliable