Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger has slammed the site’s leftist bias and claims its days of ‘neutrality are long gone’ in a new interview. Sanger, 52, called alleged bias on the site he co-founded in January 2001 with Jimmy Wales ‘disheartening’ in an interview for a Fox News analysis. According to his own Wikipedia page, Sanger has … Read more
No10’s scientific advisers relied on unverified data from Wikipedia to help steer Britain through the coronavirus crisis in spring, an explosive new documentary has claimed. Members of the Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) admitted early virus modelling was based on figures from the online encyclopedia, which can be edited and managed by members … Read more
No10’s scientific advisers relied on unverified data from Wikipedia to help steer Britain through the coronavirus crisis in spring, an explosive new documentary has claimed. Members of the Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) admitted early virus modelling was based on figures from the online encyclopedia, which can be edited and managed by members … Read more
The majority of articles on the Scots Wikipedia page were written by a teenager in America who doesn’t speak Scots, it has been revealed. The user – who writes under screen name AmaryllisGardener – has made over 100,000 edits on the Scots Wikipedia, including creating tens of thousands of new pages and significantly expanding others. The articles … Read more
Meghan Markle’s occupation on her Wikipedia page changed from ‘fashion model and spokesmodel’ to ‘activist and humanitarian’ days before her relationship with Prince Harry was revealed Meghan Markle’s entry amended in 2016, days before relationship was revealed Appearances on Deal or No Deal in the US as a ‘briefcase girl’ was also removed IP address … Read more
Facebook tests features that adds information from Wikipedia to search results on its platform A Facebook test will now surface information from Wikipedia in search queries The feature will display information in a side panel for some queries It will look to help mitigate misinformation on the platform The feature is live on iOS, desktop, and … Read more