US EditionTed Cruz Picks a Fight with Wikipedia, Accusing Platform of Left-Wing Bias
Senator Cruz leads a congressional inquiry into Wikipedia's alleged left-wing bias and foreign influence amid concerns over censorship and AI training data, citing 85% anonymous influential accounts.
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Cruz presses Wikipedia to address concerns about ‘systemic bias’
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Monday requested information from Wikipedia regarding mounting unease that the internet’s leading online encyclopedia is manipulating narratives to promote left-wing viewpoints. “Wikipedia began with a noble concept: crowdsource human knowledge using verifiable sources and make it free to the public,” the senator wrote in a letter to Wikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander. “That’s what makes reports of Wikipedia’s syst…
Ted Cruz Accuses Wikipedia of Left-Leaning Bias in Letter to CEO
In a move that underscores ongoing tensions between conservative lawmakers and major online platforms, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas has launched a pointed critique against Wikipedia, alleging systemic ideological bias within the world’s largest collaborative encyclopedia. In a letter dated October 3 to Maryana Iskander, CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation, Cruz demanded detailed information on the platform’s content moderation practices, funding source…
The president of the US Senate Committee Ted Cruz attacks Wikipedia, accusing him of having a leftist bias and the Wikimedia Foundation of "supporting leftist organizations financially"The chairman of the US Senate Committee on Trade, Ted Cruz (R-Texas), pressured Wikipedia to get information on how it manages online encyclopedia and treats ideological prejudices, while conservative critics of the site are intensifying...
Cruz presses Wikipedia on bias amid growing conservative criticism
Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) pressed Wikipedia on Monday for information about how it maintains the online encyclopedia and addresses ideological bias amid growing conservative criticism of the site. In a letter to Wikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander, Cruz voiced…
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Bias Distribution
- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
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