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Posted on 06/07/2025 5:44:03 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Wikipedia, the world’s go-to site for information that professes to take a neutral point of view, is coming under fire for alleged anti-Israel bias in the sources it favors and content it delivers to millions of readers.
The criticism is coming from several quarters, including a bipartisan group of 23 members of Congress who, in an April letter, expressed “deep concern regarding antisemitism” found in the online encyclopedia. The entries routinely highlight the work of anti-Zionist scholars and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), according to a review by RealClearInvestigations, while dismissing the views of Israel’s defenders. Amnesty International, which casts Israel as genocidal, is considered a reliable source for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while the Anti-Defamation League, which rejects that view, is not.
The controversy has emerged during a sharp rise in antisemitism around the world, including the recent murders of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., and the firebombing in Boulder of protesters demanding the release of hostages taken by Hamas. Critics argue that the online encyclopedia is fueling this hatred by publishing biased entries that are presented as objective statements of fact.
Wikipedia is produced by volunteer editors who are instructed to follow a set of rules as they summarize the work of authoritative sources, which can include those that appear to be biased. Its consensus model encourages editors to work out their differences collegially and reach a compromise that balances the different viewpoints of sources to ensure neutrality. But critics say that so many academics and NGOs hold left-leaning views that cast Israel as the oppressor and Palestinians as the oppressed that it is hard for editors to avoid publishing biased statements as neutral ones.
Consider Wiki’s entry for “Gaza genocide” – a title that, critics argue, takes sides. It begins with this statement: “According to a United Nations
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Wikipedia has always been a leftist cesspool.
According to a UN assessment on its opinion pool is sorely the opinion of third world Islamic failed nation states. These are the same fools who want to rule the world starting with the elimination of the little Satan then the big Satan
Go figure.
Waitamminit. Who the ‘Ell has ever thought Wiki was neutral? Well, it was in its first month. But, after that the commie trash ran off with it. Kinda like 60Minutes.
Read Wiki as an outline for the issues, kinda. But, then like listening to CNN regard all of it as a pack of lies and do your own research.
WP pages usually are the result of the last person to edit the page. There is frequently better information on the Talk page which contains sources and discussion removed from the main page. Every publication is subject to biases. The better ones admit what their bias is.
What FR nicks do they use?
Right!?
Neutral point of view my butt. Content by Leftist professors and basement dwellers. Useless for anything remotely political.
This is why I keep a link to Conservapedia as one of my sources.
I believe in tit for tat. For every anti-Christian, anti-muslim, anti-White, anti-black, etc. remark or action whereas nothing is said or done, there must an anti-semite remark or action whereas nothing is said or done.
There is no reason in the world any group or demographic should get protection for their activities or reactions while others are denied the same.
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