House Republicans Launch Investigation into Alleged Wikipedia Bias Manipulation
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Summary
House Republicans on the Oversight Committee have launched an investigation into alleged organized bias injection in Wikipedia entries. Committee Chair James Comer and Rep. Nancy Mace sent an information request to Wikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander regarding potential systematic efforts to manipulate Wikipedia content with political bias.
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Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Wednesday sent an information request on the matter to Maryana Iskander, chief executive officer of the Wikimedia Foundation
The request is part of an investigation into alleged organized efforts to inject bias into Wikipedia entries and the organization's responses
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