The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/wikipedia/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:54:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Wikipedia | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/wikipedia/ 32 32 Arabic-language Wikipedia filled with terrorist propaganda, bias – report https://www.timesofisrael.com/arabic-language-wikipedia-filled-with-terrorist-propaganda-bias-report/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:01:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3786482 Up to 50% of citations in some articles about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict come from messaging put out by Hamas, Hezbollah and other terror groups, World Jewish Congress says

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]]> Wikipedia co-founder says page on ‘Gaza genocide’ locked due to anti-Israel bias https://www.timesofisrael.com/wikipedia-co-founder-locks-edits-on-gaza-genocide-page-citing-anti-israel-bias/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:33:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3680924 Jimmy Wales notes that claim Israel committing genocide is 'highly contested,' and says article in question is 'particularly egregious example' of non-neutral content on site

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]]> ADL: Anti-Israel Wikipedia editors colluding in anti-Israel bias on site https://www.timesofisrael.com/adl-anti-israel-wikipedia-editors-colluding-in-anti-israel-bias-on-site/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:28:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3505221 At least 30 Wikipedia editors work together to inject the online encyclopedia with misinformation bias, watchdog claims

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]]> Edit wars over Israel spur rare ban of 8 Wikipedia editors — from both sides https://www.timesofisrael.com/edit-wars-over-israel-spur-rare-ban-of-8-wikipedia-editors-from-both-sides/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 23:23:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3466968 Case emerged amid allegations of widespread anti-Israel bias that have cast doubt on the open-source encyclopedia's credibility and dovetailed with claims it has a liberal skew

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]]> Wikipedia rebuffs Jewish groups’ call to override editors’ move against ADL https://www.timesofisrael.com/wikipedia-rebuffs-jewish-groups-call-to-override-editors-move-against-adl/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 06:27:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3319087 Charitable foundation that operates website says those who requested reversing downgrade of Ant-Defamation League's reliability don't understand how online encyclopedia works

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]]> Wikipedia moves to bar ADL, claiming reliability concerns on Israel and antisemitim https://www.timesofisrael.com/wikipedia-moves-to-bar-adl-claiming-reliability-concerns-on-israel-and-antisemitim/ Wed, 19 Jun 2024 03:40:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3314488 Editor who initiated deliberation that ultimately led to ban on using the Jewish group as a source accuses it of 'shameless politicization,' while only a small minority defend it

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]]> Wikipedia bans editors but sidesteps broader action in Holocaust distortion row https://www.timesofisrael.com/wikipedia-bans-editors-but-sidesteps-broader-action-in-holocaust-distortion-row/ Tue, 23 May 2023 00:10:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3020239 Online encyclopedia bars 3 editors from working on articles related to Holocaust in Poland, but avoids stance on underlying dispute over Polish antisemitism and complicity

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]]> Wikipedia’s ‘Supreme Court’ tackles alleged conspiracy to distort Holocaust articles https://www.timesofisrael.com/wikipedias-supreme-court-tackles-alleged-conspiracy-to-distort-holocaust-articles/ Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:56:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2963684 For the first time in its nearly 20 years, the online encyclopedia's arbitration committee voluntarily takes up a case amid claims some editors are whitewashing Polish history

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]]> Wikipedia back online in Pakistan after block over ‘blasphemous content’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/wikipedia-back-online-in-pakistan-after-block-over-blasphemous-content/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 09:11:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2945090 No comment from Wikimedia Foundation as to whether it removed any material, but it previously said it doesn't make decisions about what is posted

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]]> Wikimedia disputes activist claims of Saudi ‘infiltration’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/wikimedia-disputes-activist-claims-of-saudi-infiltration/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 10:13:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2918653 Two groups had alleged that the philanthropy, which runs Wikipedia, had found that Riyadh officials infiltrated 'the highest ranks' of its team in the region

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]]> Activists say Saudi government ‘infiltrated’ Wikipedia, jailed two admins https://www.timesofisrael.com/activists-say-saudi-government-infiltrated-wikipedia-jailed-two-admins/ Thu, 05 Jan 2023 20:46:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2918280 Rights groups claim 2 high-ranking volunteers arrested in 2020 were sentenced to prison by kingdom, which undertook 'coordinated' PR campaign on platform

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]]> How Wikipedia warriors made ‘Polish writer’ Isaac Bashevis Singer Jewish again https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-wikipedia-warriors-made-polish-writer-isaac-bashevis-singer-jewish-again/ Wed, 09 Jun 2021 19:25:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2561343 It takes a global village to unerase the great Yiddish-language writer's religious/ethnic identity on the 'democratized' online encyclopedia

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]]> Wikipedia probe exposes an Israeli stealth PR firm that worked for scammers https://www.timesofisrael.com/wikipedia-probe-exposes-an-israeli-stealth-pr-firm-that-worked-for-scammers/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 03:08:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2411787 Shining rare spotlight on murky business of online reputation management, Wikipedia editor points finger at Percepto - an Israeli firm that helps wealthy clients bury dubious pasts

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]]> Turkey lifts 2017 ban on Wikipedia https://www.timesofisrael.com/turkey-lifts-2017-ban-on-wikipedia/ Wed, 15 Jan 2020 18:26:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2221702 Country was the only one in world apart from China to entirely block access to online encyclopedia

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]]> Justice minister rant on ‘biased’ prosecution seems partly taken from Wikipedia https://www.timesofisrael.com/justice-minister-rant-on-biased-prosecution-seems-partly-taken-from-wikipedia/ Wed, 30 Oct 2019 09:16:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2173519 In citing example of 2003 AG probe into leaked information from police investigation, Amir Ohana's speech appears to repeat online encyclopedia almost verbatim

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