In the internet domain of Wikihow, Priya Malani falsely wrote: “Whether you’re thinking about buying a car, renting a home, or opening up a new credit card, it’s a good idea to know your credit score. That little number can give lenders, landlords, or even potential employers a sense of how safe or risky it might be to do business with you.” #Myth2
Your credit score does not give employers anything because employers cannot even get credit scores. The idea is so widespread, there is even a set of information about the word even used to spread that bad information.
False information on Facebook links to the Wikihow article.
The byline of the article contains “Co-authored by Priya Malani.” Malani is described as “wikiHow Expert Co-author: Priya Malani” and “Financial Advisor & Founding Partner, Stash Wealth.”
She has not responded.
@PriyaMalani I told you about this years ago, Ms. Malani: Employers do not use credit scores. You don’t have a leg to stand on.
— Greg Fisher (@creditscoring) November 13, 2020
Is there anything unclear about this?
Reply today, please. https://t.co/vEep2ZGrrl #Myth2 #falsity #CA #falseinformation #NY https://t.co/T8cAFtt098
The top person of wikiHow, Inc. appears to be Elizabeth Douglas, described as the “CEO of wikiHow.”
On the other hand, a man named Jack Herrick identifies himself as “CEO at wikiHow.” Unlike, Douglas’s, his wikiHow page does not use the term CEO.
@JackH @StashWealth Mr. Herrick, if Elizabeth Douglas is the CEO of Wikihow, then wiki-how can you say, “I’m the founder and CEO at Wikihow” https://t.co/Wn90DRlkOV?
— Greg Fisher (@creditscoring) December 22, 2020
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Of course, all this is very funny. #2011D #TopPerson
Of course, all this is very funny. #falsity #CA #2011D