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Elon Musk says his company is building ‘Grokipedia’ to counter Wikipedia’s bias; Will be available for free and without limits in usage

OpIndia Staff -
Wikipedia's left bias was also called out by its co-founder, Larry Sanger, who said that the site is no longer trustworthy.
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Wikipedia distorts ‘The Bengal Files’, politically motivated editors brand the movie as ‘propaganda’: Here is how OpIndia had flagged issues regarding the ‘free encyclopedia’

Dibakar Dutta -
The deliberate distortion of 'The Bengal Files' on Wikipedia is based on movie reviews (which are opinion pieces and not fact-based news articles) by what the free encyclopedia classifies as 'reliable sources/perennial sources.'
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Delhi High Court rejects Wikipedia’s “just an intermediary” defence for defamatory content, holds it liable for ANI page content

OpIndia Staff -
The order was passed by Justice Subramonium Prasad in response to a plea filed by ANI Media Pvt Ltd, saying that its Wikipedia page hosted on the platform contains false and defamatory content damaging its reputation.
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Wikipedia co-founder asks Donald Trump and Elon Musk to investigate how deep state manipulated the platform: Read why Wikipedia isn’t free or fair

Rukma Rathore -
Elon Musk has repeatedly proposed $1 billion to "Wikipedia" to change its name to "Dickipedia," on X.
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Maharashtra: CM Devendra Fadnavis directs cyber cell to contact Wikipedia over objectionable content against Sambhaji Maharaj

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday directed the cyber cell in the state to contact Wikipedia to remove the objectionable content against SambhaJi Maharaj.
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Wikipedia refuses to delete page on Fatima Sheikh after Dilip Mandal said that she is a fictional character, the author-activist gives more evidence on...

OpIndia Staff -
While a Wikipedia page on Fatima Sheikh was proposed to be deleted after Dilip Mandal said that she didn't exist, the proposal was rejected
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Wikipedia works as a tool for propaganda: Read how ex-CEO of Wikimedia Foundation conceded that information on ‘the free encyclopedia’ is not based on...

Dibakar Dutta -
During a TED talk in August 2021, Katherine Maher revealed that the information disseminated through Wikipedia is not based on truth. She even dubbed truth as a 'distraction.'
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Sambhal: Wikipedia claims ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans led to violence, uses The Wire’s op-ed to support claim; later removes the link

OpIndia Staff -
Wikipedia's Sambhal violence coverage has come under fire for bias, false claims about ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans, and questionable fact-checks, sparking criticism of its neutrality and reliability.
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How Wikimedia Foundation makes editorial decisions for Wikipedia, censors dissenting admins and engages in favouritism

Dibakar Dutta -
According to Pirate Wires, 'The Movement Strategy' was launched in 2017 to veer Wikipedia into a 'hyper-centralised space of top-down justice activism and advocacy' by 2030.
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As Modi govt issues notice to Wikipedia, here are 6 problematic things OpIndia found about the ‘free encyclopedia’ in our dossier

OpIndia Staff -
While Wikipedia claims that everyone is free to edit, the truth is that there are only a handful of people who have the ultimate say in what content is added and what isn’t.
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