{"id":58699,"date":"2021-07-22T05:28:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T10:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=58699"},"modified":"2021-07-22T05:28:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T10:28:59","slug":"wikipedia-co-founder-urges-public-not-to-trust-the-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=58699","title":{"rendered":"Wikipedia Co-Founder Urges Public Not to Trust the Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pageTitle blogTitle\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/world-news\/corruption\/wikipedia-co-founder-urges-public-not-to-trust-the-website\/\">Wikipedia Co-Founder Urges Public Not to Trust the Website<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mainContent\">\n<div class=\"contentWrap\">\n<div class=\"theContent\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l0P4Cf0UCwU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Wikipedia has become one of the most viewed websites in the world, but can it be trusted as a reliable source? Co-founder Larry Sanger is now warning the public not to trust the website he helped to create. \u201cYou can trust it to give an establishment view,\u201d Sanger admitted as he explained that the website\u2019s original design has been destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>Wikipedia was originally created as an open online resource that was committed to neutrality. Between 2004-2009, Sanger said Wikipedia was a pioneer in delivering news from a non-biased perspective but that quickly changed. Users had the ability to edit various pages and debate the information from both sides of the platform, but now it is nearly impossible for the average person to participate. \u201cIf you make any edit at all you will be sternly warned or kicked out,\u201d Sanger said, noting this often happens on articles that are \u201cunimportant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanger believes Wikipedia is completely influenced by the establishment who has turned the site into \u201ca battleground for a version of the truth,\u201d as host Freddie Sayers pointed out. One blatant example is President Joe Biden\u2019s Wikipedia page. Biden\u2019s page has very little criticism or anything \u201cremotely resembling the Republican point of view,\u201d the co-founder commented. Instead, Biden\u2019s Wikipedia page \u201creads like a defense council\u2019s brief\u201d with no mention of the alternative point of view. In stark contrast, Trump\u2019s page was written from a Democratic point of view and harshly criticizes the former president. In fact, the page accuses Trump of crimes that he has not been charged with committing, such as sparking the January 6 Capitol \u201csiege.\u201d In contrast, Biden\u2019s page fails to mention the Ukraine controversy or any other debacle during his time as vice president or president. Sanger flatly states that Wikipedia is \u201creliable on the establishment viewpoint,\u201d which is ironic considering its Libertarian co-founders were anti-establishment.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"fancybox image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Propaganda-Fake-News.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-91329 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Propaganda-Fake-News-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Propaganda-Fake-News-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Propaganda-Fake-News-165x110.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Propaganda-Fake-News.jpg 500w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wikipedia is not a trusted source and has become another tool for government propaganda.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wikipedia Co-Founder Urges Public Not to Trust the Website Wikipedia has become one of the most viewed websites in the world, but can it be trusted as a reliable source? 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