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Examples of Bias in Wikipedia: Conspiracy theories (view source)
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# [[Wikipedia]]'s last sentence on [[Human Life International]] claimed that a killer "confessed that pamphets (sic) from the group led" him to kill. This is a complete lie designed to smear a [[conservative]] group. But this was approved by [[Wikipedia]] and remained for over a month.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Human_Life_International&oldid=138698827] Only in response to Conservapedia's criticism was the smear removed.</ref>
# [[Wikipedia]]'s last sentence on [[Human Life International]] claimed that a killer "confessed that pamphets (sic) from the group led" him to kill. This is a complete lie designed to smear a [[conservative]] group. But this was approved by [[Wikipedia]] and remained for over a month.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Human_Life_International&oldid=138698827] Only in response to Conservapedia's criticism was the smear removed.</ref>
#Wikipedia has a bias against the [[Murder of Seth Rich]] case. In August 2016, several Wikipedia editors tried, unsuccessfully, to delete the article, stating that the even was not notable enough for its own Wikipedia article, despite the fact it was receiving many page views.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Murder_of_Seth_Rich</ref> After that, the same editors tried to remove information related to a $20,000 WikiLeaks reward offer for information on the perpetrator of the murder, stating that it should not be included for various reasons, including lack of notability and "BLP violations" (other material was also removed).<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Murder_of_Seth_Rich&oldid=737970811</ref>
#Wikipedia has a bias against the [[Murder of Seth Rich]] case. In August 2016, several Wikipedia editors tried, unsuccessfully, to delete the article, stating that the even was not notable enough for its own Wikipedia article, despite the fact it was receiving many page views.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Murder_of_Seth_Rich</ref> After that, the same editors tried to remove information related to a $20,000 WikiLeaks reward offer for information on the perpetrator of the murder, stating that it should not be included for various reasons, including lack of notability and "BLP violations" (other material was also removed).<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Murder_of_Seth_Rich&oldid=737970811</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: "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, InfoWars has been irrevocably labeled as a "fake news website" in the introductory paragraph about Alex Jones. Any attempts to alter this description on Wikipedia will be 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 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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