Wikipedia editors have been actively trying to minimize mention of plagiarism allegations raised against embattled Harvard President Claudine Gay. This has included removing mention of the allegations from the intro of her article and removing detailed…
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Wikipedia ‘Supreme Court’ Suspends Member for Breaking Site’s ‘Code of Silence’
The Wikipedia Arbitration Committee, likened to a “Supreme Court” for the site, suspended the privileges of member “Beeblebrox” for six months over claimed misconduct in the first such suspension in Wikipedia’s history. Among the alleged incidents, som…
Egg on His Face: Wikipedia Co-Founder Jimmy Wales Surrenders Admin Privileges After Controversy
Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, recently gave up his administrative privileges on the online encyclopedia after a request to review his conduct was brought before the site’s Arbitration Committee, often likened to a supreme court. The request con…
Wikipedia Articles Edited by IP Address Coming from Congress to Write ‘Ted Cruz Is the Zodiac Killer’
The day after Ted Cruz posted a reference to conspiracy theories claiming he is the Zodiac Killer on Twitter, an IP tied to the U.S. Congress made edits writing out “Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer” in articles related to the Kennedy Assassination.
Antifa Supporters Edit Group’s Wikipedia Page to Downplay Terrorism Categorization
Following Breitbart’s previous coverage of edits made to the Antifa Wikipedia page downplaying the group’s violence, a discussion including several Antifa supporters led to the removal of language from the group’s Wikipedia entry intro noting DHS and FBI have categorized Antifa violence as terrorism.
Wikipedia Editors Seek to Downplay Antifa Violence And Far-Left Ideology
After President Trump condemned violence by both sides in Charlottesville, a recently-created Wikipedia article about antifa highlighting the group’s violence and far-left ideology saw a spree of edits downplaying both aspects of the group.
Wikipedia’s Left-Wing Editors Attempt to Minimize Evidence Supporting Google Memo
Wikipedia editors are scrambling to purge the site of any material that supports ex-Googler James Damore’s claims about gender.