How Wikipedia Turned a World Cup Controversy into an Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory
The referee of the Argentina-Egypt match isn't Jewish. But when his Wikipedia page was changed to say that he is, an even bigger set of lies about Israel and Jews raced across the internet, writes…
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