Antisemitism on Wikipedia: Distorting the History of the Holocaust | USC Shoah Foundation

In this installment of the Daniel and Marisa Klass USC Shoah Foundation Lecture Series, Dr. Shira Klein, Associate Professor and Chair of History at Chapman University and author of the widely-shared article, “Wikipedia’s Intentional Warping of Polish-Jewish History,” shared her findings on how distortionist narratives evolve in the digital age and who controls the information we consume.
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[@Sad_bumper_sticker.]

Amazing research on a disheartening phenomenon and the dangers of the misinformation editing loopholes in Wikipedia

[@TheNextCubed]

Piotrus can't possibly be one person. Do the math. If they are one person, then if they spend 12 hours a day, 6 days a week on it, they only have about 7.5 minutes to make one change, and that's assuming they take no breaks and take no other actions.

[@deborahdean8867]

Sympathy wanes when the victims become perpetrators . But I didn't see any significantly distorted changes. You reap what you sow. Msybe they should read the new testament for old testament understanding evades them.

[@jimplummer4879]

Thank you for correcting bad history.