House Republicans Investigate Wikipedia over Allegations of Bias
House Republicans examine allegations of coordinated foreign and academic influence on Wikipedia's content, seeking transparency on editorial policies amid concerns over AI training data bias.
- House Republicans James Comer and Nancy Mace are investigating Wikipedia for alleged bias, citing a study from the Anti-Defamation League regarding antisemitism and anti-Israel coverage.
- They requested documents from the Wikimedia Foundation, including editor identities and communications, concerning potential bias.
- Wikimedia reported an "exponential" increase in AI bots scraping content, which could impact the integrity of its articles.
- Wikimedia Foundation states it is reviewing the request for documents but emphasizes it operates independently from Congress.
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US Lawmakers Launch Investigation Into Wikipedia Over Claims of Systemic Anti-Israel Bias
US Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC). Photo: Reuters The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has opened an investigation into the nonprofit that operates the Wikipedia website, demanding answers over concerns that hostile foreign actors are exploiting the popular online encyclopedia to spread anti-Israel propaganda and antisemitic narratives. Republican Reps James Comer (KY), who chairs the committee, and Nancy Mace (SC), who chairs the p…
House Republicans Want To Doxx Wikipedia Editors Over Bogus ‘Bias’ Complaints
Congress has absolutely zero constitutional authority to investigate a private website for its editorial decisions. Zero. None. This is First Amendment 101. Yet House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and Cybersecurity Subcommittee Chairwoman Nancy Mace have decided otherwise. In a letter to Wikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander, these two Republicans are demanding that Wikipedia hand…
Oversight Committee to Investigate Alleged Anti-Israel, Pro-Kremlin Information Manipulation by Wikipedia
"One recent report raised troubling questions about potentially systematic efforts to advance antisemitic and anti-Israel information in Wikipedia articles related to conflicts with the State of Israel." The post Oversight Committee to Investigate Alleged Anti-Israel, Pro-Kremlin Information Manipulation by Wikipedia first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
House Republicans Probe Wikipedia Over Bias, Foreign Manipulation
(The Epoch Times)—House Republicans have opened an inquiry into whether the Wikimedia Foundation is doing enough to stop coordinated efforts to manipulate Wikipedia entries on important and sensitive topics to influence U.S. public opinion. In an Aug. 27 letter to Wikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander, James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight Committe, and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), chairwoman of the panel’s Subcommittee on Cybersecuri…
House Oversight Committee Launches Investigation into Far-left Wikipedia for Bias - Website Has Lied About Conservatives including Gateway Pundit for Years
This is very big news! The Hill reported that House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has launched an investigation into far-left Wikipedia. Chairman James Comer, (R-KY) and Rep. Nancy Mace, (R-SC) chair of the panel’s subcommittee on cybersecurity, information technology and government innovation, sent an information request concerning the issue to Maryana Iskander, chief executive officer of the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that…
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