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Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger Plans Group Letter Protesting Site’s Smears

In an interview with Jan Jekielek of the Epoch Times that aired this week, Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger announced plans to circulate a letter of protest among prominent individuals and groups harmed by Wikipedia before sending to the Wikimedia Foundation that owns the site. He further suggested such a letter could be sent to U.S. government officials and other governments to press for reform at the online encyclopedia.

Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger targets bias

Wikipedia Editors Pushed ‘Far-right’ Smear Against Charlie Kirk Following Assassination

Following the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk one month ago today, Wikipedia editors responded by smearing Kirk across multiple articles even as tens of millions viewed the pages and high-level site leaders monitored them. Such smears included editors labeling Kirk far-right both openly and surreptitiously, in one case prompting Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) to call Wikipedia “wicked” on social media. Editors also advocated labeling Trumpism as fascism in response.

Charlie Kirk shortly before his assassination

Wikipedia Editors Propose Deleting Page on Charlie Kirk Memorial Service, Add Nazi Comparisons

Shortly after the memorial service for slain Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, which a TPUSA executive called the largest memorial service in history, Wikipedia editors created a page about the service. A few days later, a left-wing editor nominated the page for deletion with discussion soon becoming divided, both sides noting pages on services for other public figures. Editors also smeared speakers at the memorial, some invoking comparisons to Nazi Germany.

Donald Trump speaking at Charlie Kirk memorial

Documentary ‘15 Days’ Exposes How ‘Slow the Spread’ Led to Years of School Closures, Devastating 50 Million Students

A new documentary exposing how “15 days to slow the spread” spiraled into years of school closures that devastated more than 50 million students premiered this week, with director Natalya Murakhver saying that “15 Days: The Real Story of America’s Pandemic School Closures” gives voice to parents, students, and doctors who fought to be heard.

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Wikipedia Editors Spread Lies About Charlie Kirk Following Assassination

Following the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, Wikipedia editors made malicious edits about him, even as his page was locked to inexperienced editors with former members of Wikipedia’s “Supreme Court” and co-founder Jimmy Wales monitoring Kirk’s page. This included mocking Kirk’s last words and accusing him of targeted harassment campaigns, the latter staying in the page’s introduction for days.

Charlie Kirk at college event