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Follow RT for news and stories on Wikipedia – the most internationally popular multilingual website – which is a free encyclopedia. Get news and stories about the formation and ownership of Wikipedia. It belongs to and is supported by a non-profit organization called the Wikimedia Foundation, and was established in 2001 by two internet entrepreneurs Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales. Despite the fact that Wikipedia contains of a huge number of articles in different languages, it has been criticized by many experts that often the information Wikipedia provides is not always confirmed and sometimes can be even fake. For instance, recently, US Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said there was a fake report on his death which was shown in Google search, apparently based on bad Wikipedia editing. Find the news on RT.com on that matter.
- 'Reputational assault': Mystery Wikipedia editor Philip Cross targets journalist Rania Khalek
Notorious Wikipedia editor Philip Cross, known for his campaign against anti-war and left-leaning journalists on the platform, appears to be at it again — this time taking part in a smear effort against journalist Rania Khalek.Jan 30, 2019 14:20World News - Low blow? Ex-heavyweight champ Fury reveals ban from wikipedia for turbo-editing Klitschko bio pageFormer world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has revealed he was banned from Wikipedia for too often changing the bio page of one-time foe Wladimir Klitschko, whom he beat to clinch the unified championship in 2015.Nov 1, 2018 15:41Sport News
- Blame Wikipedia: ‘Dead’ Senator Hatch trolls Google over solid ‘fact-checking’Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) would like Google to know that reports of his death have been greatly exaggerated. The search engine showed that Hatch had died in 2017, apparently based on a bad Wikipedia edit left unchecked.Jul 24, 2018 21:23USA News
- Italian Wikipedia goes dark in bid to save memes and remixes from new EU online copyright lawStudents across Italy may have had reasons for panicking on Tuesday after Italian Wikipedia blocked readers from accessing content on its site in protest to a new EU online copyright law due to be voted on later this week.Jul 3, 2018 18:03World News
- Death to the meme? Activists believe EU copyright law could destroy internet cultureInternet interaction could forever be changed, according to digital rights groups, if the European Union passes revamped copyright legislation effectively banning memes, Wikipedia citation and other staples of the online world.Jun 9, 2018 11:41World News
- War on the left: Targets of relentless Wikipedia editor Philip Cross report intriguing patternsWikipedia editor Philip Cross is still waging war against the left. Some of those targeted by his vexatious edits have reported patterns between him and Times columnist Oliver Kamm.May 25, 2018 15:24UK News
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