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# On August 19, 2015, an editor edited the Wikipedia article of former White House Press Secretary and conservative-leaning commentator [[Dana Perino]] to add a section about her views on atheism. There was only one sentence in the section, taken completely out of context and out of place with the rest of the article: "Perino said atheists should leave America, stating 'they don't have to live here'".<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dana_Perino&diff=676763635&oldid=670144439</ref> Several people tried to remove that section and two people tried to place the comment in context, but the editor persistently re-added that section. As of July 2016, the section has been removed.
 
# On August 19, 2015, an editor edited the Wikipedia article of former White House Press Secretary and conservative-leaning commentator [[Dana Perino]] to add a section about her views on atheism. There was only one sentence in the section, taken completely out of context and out of place with the rest of the article: "Perino said atheists should leave America, stating 'they don't have to live here'".<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dana_Perino&diff=676763635&oldid=670144439</ref> Several people tried to remove that section and two people tried to place the comment in context, but the editor persistently re-added that section. As of July 2016, the section has been removed.
 
# The Wikipedia article for U.S. Senator [[Jesse Helms]] has a strong left-leaning bias. In the section about his political and social views, the only two subsections were titled "Racism" and "Homophobia" (since corrected<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jesse_Helms&diff=708447585&oldid=708112034</ref>) with disproportionately long and detailed information about these alleged views. Additionally, Helm's article labeled him a "conspiracy theorist", despite there being no information to substantiate such a claim (since removed<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jesse_Helms&diff=726207903&oldid=724448198</ref>).
 
# The Wikipedia article for U.S. Senator [[Jesse Helms]] has a strong left-leaning bias. In the section about his political and social views, the only two subsections were titled "Racism" and "Homophobia" (since corrected<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jesse_Helms&diff=708447585&oldid=708112034</ref>) with disproportionately long and detailed information about these alleged views. Additionally, Helm's article labeled him a "conspiracy theorist", despite there being no information to substantiate such a claim (since removed<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jesse_Helms&diff=726207903&oldid=724448198</ref>).
#The Wikipedia article of [[Alex Jones]]<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alex_Jones_(radio_host)&oldid=755574598</ref> describes the InfoWars host as follows (as of December 18, 2016): "Alexander Emerick "Alex" Jones (born February 11, 1974) is an American radio show host, documentary filmmaker, writer, and conspiracy theorist. He hosts The Alex Jones Show from Austin, Texas, which airs on the Genesis Communications Network and shortwave radio station WWCR across the United States and online. His website, InfoWars.com, has been labelled a fake news website." Although InfoWars has over 3 million subscribers and was more accurate that the New York Times (currently on the verge of bankruptcy) in predicting the outcome of the 2016 election, Wikipedia has categorically labeled InfoWars as a "fake news website" in the introductory paragraph about Alex Jones. Any attempts to alter this description on Wikipedia is met with swift resistance from a cabal of left-wing administrators whose goal it is to paint Jones as an illegitimate crackpot. While attempting to challenge the claim of InfoWars as a "fake news website," User:Boab was banned indefinitely from Wikipedia (by User:The Blade of the Northern Lights <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:The_Blade_of_the_Northern_Lights</ref> and User:Ian.thomson<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ian.thomson</ref>) for "Disruptive editing: Pushing fringe theories and displaying a belligerent BATTLEGROUND approach to disputes."<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Boab&oldid=755441776</ref>
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#The Wikipedia article of [[Alex Jones]]<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alex_Jones_(radio_host)&oldid=755574598</ref> describes the InfoWars host as follows (as of December 18, 2016): "Alexander Emerick "Alex" Jones (born February 11, 1974) is an American radio show host, documentary filmmaker, writer, and conspiracy theorist. He hosts The Alex Jones Show from Austin, Texas, which airs on the Genesis Communications Network and shortwave radio station WWCR across the United States and online. His website, InfoWars.com, has been labeled a fake news website." Although InfoWars has over 3 million subscribers and was more accurate than the New York Times (currently on the verge of bankruptcy) in predicting the outcome of the 2016 election, Wikipedia has categorically labeled InfoWars as a "fake news website" in the introductory paragraph about Alex Jones. Any attempts to alter this description on Wikipedia is met with swift resistance from a cabal of left-wing administrators whose goal it is to paint Jones as an illegitimate crackpot. While attempting to challenge the claim of InfoWars as a "fake news website," User:Boab was banned indefinitely from Wikipedia (by User:The Blade of the Northern Lights <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:The_Blade_of_the_Northern_Lights</ref> and User:Ian.thomson<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ian.thomson</ref>) for "Disruptive editing: Pushing fringe theories and displaying a belligerent BATTLEGROUND approach to disputes."<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Boab&oldid=755441776</ref>
# In the Wikipedia article about President [[Donald Trump]],<ref name=trump>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Donald_Trump&oldid=787269818</ref> in the final sentence of the second paragraph of the introductory section in the article on President Donald Trump, this summary sentence has been flagged as "disputed – discuss": "The Russian government interfered in the election to support his candidacy.".<ref name=trump/>  The article then has a section entitled "Russian interference in election" and a cross reference to an article on this topic, but those sections are not similarly flagged. Only users with 500 edits are allowed to edit the page of the President of the United States. Also in the second sentence of the second paragraph of the introductory section in the article on President Donald Trump, there is a claim that says "many of his public statements were controversial or false" while Wikipedia articles on liberal Presidents do not make similar challenges.  The article then elaborates, "Fact-checking organizations have denounced Trump for making a record number of false statements compared to other candidates.  At least four major publications – ''Politico'', ''The Washington Post'', ''The New York Times'', and the ''Los Angeles Times'' – have pointed out lies or falsehoods in his statements during his campaign and after the election." with five footnotes.<ref name=trump/>
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# In the Wikipedia article about President [[Donald Trump]],<ref name=trump>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Donald_Trump&oldid=787269818</ref> in the final sentence of the second paragraph of the introductory section in the article on President Donald Trump, this summary sentence has been flagged as "disputed – discuss": "The Russian government interfered in the election to support his candidacy.".<ref name=trump/>  The article then has a section entitled "Russian interference in election" and a cross-reference to an article on this topic, but those sections are not similarly flagged. Only users with 500 edits are allowed to edit the page of the President of the United States. Also in the second sentence of the second paragraph of the introductory section in the article on President Donald Trump, there is a claim that says "many of his public statements were controversial or false" while Wikipedia articles on liberal Presidents do not make similar challenges.  The article then elaborates, "Fact-checking organizations have denounced Trump for making a record number of false statements compared to other candidates.  At least four major publications – ''Politico'', ''The Washington Post'', ''The New York Times'', and the ''Los Angeles Times'' – have pointed out lies or falsehoods in his statements during his campaign and after the election." with five footnotes.<ref name=trump/>
 
# In the Controversies section of the Wikipedia article about [[Milo Yiannopoulos]],<ref>https://web.archive.org/save/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo_Yiannopoulos#Controversies</ref> , his sexuality is listed as a controversy.  However, for any other self-identified gay person especially on the left, they do not do such a thing.
 
# In the Controversies section of the Wikipedia article about [[Milo Yiannopoulos]],<ref>https://web.archive.org/save/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo_Yiannopoulos#Controversies</ref> , his sexuality is listed as a controversy.  However, for any other self-identified gay person especially on the left, they do not do such a thing.
 
# In the Wikipedia article about President [[Donald Trump]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170805173406/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump</ref> in the final sentence of the final paragraph of the introductory section, it says, "After Trump dismissed FBI Director [[James Comey]], the Justice Department appointed his predecessor Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate Russia's interference in the presidential election, potential links between Russia and Trump campaign associates, and any related matters.".  However, for Presidential candidates [[Hillary Clinton]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/save/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton</ref> and [[Bernie Sanders]],<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170805173635/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders</ref> who are both under FBI investigation, it does not do such a thing what so ever.
 
# In the Wikipedia article about President [[Donald Trump]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170805173406/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump</ref> in the final sentence of the final paragraph of the introductory section, it says, "After Trump dismissed FBI Director [[James Comey]], the Justice Department appointed his predecessor Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate Russia's interference in the presidential election, potential links between Russia and Trump campaign associates, and any related matters.".  However, for Presidential candidates [[Hillary Clinton]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/save/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton</ref> and [[Bernie Sanders]],<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170805173635/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders</ref> who are both under FBI investigation, it does not do such a thing what so ever.
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# Wikipedia's articles related to the [[Ukrainian collusion]] scandal were biased against President Trump.<ref>Adler, T.D. (October 28, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/10/28/wikipedia-editors-slant-ukraine-articles-against-president-trump/ https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/10/28/wikipedia-editors-slant-ukraine-articles-against-president-trump/]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 28, 2019.</ref>
 
# Wikipedia's articles related to the [[Ukrainian collusion]] scandal were biased against President Trump.<ref>Adler, T.D. (October 28, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/10/28/wikipedia-editors-slant-ukraine-articles-against-president-trump/ https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/10/28/wikipedia-editors-slant-ukraine-articles-against-president-trump/]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 28, 2019.</ref>
 
# In December of 2019, Wikipedia voted to delete its page for the conservative [[Independent American Party]] claiming "lack of notability".<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Independent_American_Party</ref>  However, pages for several Communist, Socialist, Neo-Nazi, and other very small political parties with very few members remain and are regularly maintained despite them having virtually no impact in the American political sphere.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_States</ref>
 
# In December of 2019, Wikipedia voted to delete its page for the conservative [[Independent American Party]] claiming "lack of notability".<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Independent_American_Party</ref>  However, pages for several Communist, Socialist, Neo-Nazi, and other very small political parties with very few members remain and are regularly maintained despite them having virtually no impact in the American political sphere.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_States</ref>
# Wikipedia also sympathizes with terrorist funder Barack Obama, that is, since he gave money to Hezbollah as president up to $600 million<ref>https://www.independentsentinel.com/obama-funded-terror-group-hezbollah-tune-600-million/</ref>, by saying "Examples of Conservapedia's ideology include its accusations against and strong criticism of former US President Barack Obama, including belief in Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories"<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservapedia</ref>
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# Wikipedia also sympathizes with terrorist funder [[Barack Obama]], that is, since he gave money to Hezbollah as President up to $600 million<ref>https://www.independentsentinel.com/obama-funded-terror-group-hezbollah-tune-600-million/</ref>, by saying "Examples of Conservapedia's ideology include its accusations against and strong criticism of former US President Barack Obama, including belief in Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories"<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservapedia</ref>
    
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