Wikipedia is edited by everybody. What happened was that a "vandal" put incorrect information into the article and it remained uncorrected for 18 minutes (another vandal did the same but it only lasted 1 minute). It wasn't a joke to "cover", it was a joke to show off the gaffe briefly as if it were valid information until a Wikipedia "cop" comes along and corrects the record. This happens regularly and Wikipedia accepts it as the cost of free speech. The incorrect information doesn't remain visible in the main article (which is what you linked), only in the history (which is what I linked).
So don't take Wikipedia as gospel! Do your own research! Learn how Wikipedia works!
Wikipedia is edited by everybody. What happened was that a "vandal" put incorrect information into the article and it remained uncorrected for 18 minutes (another vandal did the same but it only lasted 1 minute). It wasn't a joke to "cover", it was a joke to show off the gaffe briefly as if it were valid information until a Wikipedia "cop" comes along and corrects the record. This happens regularly and Wikipedia accepts it as the cost of free speech. The incorrect information doesn't remain visible in the main article (which is what you linked), only in the history (which is what I linked).
So don't take Wikipedia as gospel! Do your own research! Learn how Wikipedia works!