I'm thinking about this question in particular, but it goes for any.

It's clear that some early answers despite being heavily voted up are actually wrong, but they've been accepted and likely the original questioner no longer uses the site.

Later, correct answers don't seem to ever get the level of upvoting which actually makes the question worse than not useful, it makes it a hazard for learners.

What is the best way to deal with these types of questions? Make a new question with a correct answer that's accepted, despite in effect falling afoul of the duplicate question issue?

I'm thinking about "What does “lo” in “(no) lo es” refer to?" ¹ in particular, but it goes for any.

It's clear that some early answers despite being heavily voted up are actually wrong, but they've been accepted and likely the original questioner no longer uses the site.

Later, correct answers don't seem to ever get the level of upvoting which actually makes the question worse than not useful, it makes it a hazard for learners.

What is the best way to deal with these types of questions? Make a new question with a correct answer that's accepted, despite in effect falling afoul of the duplicate question issue?

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