Wikipedia Bias Thrust into Public View with Cofounder’s Manifesto, Congressional Scrutiny

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The Wikipedia website application, in an illustration created in Paris, France, January 24, 2025.

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The internet’s front page is facing an unprecedented level of scrutiny over allegations of systematic left-wing bias in its entries.

Wikipedia’s entrenched bias is the subject of a congressional investigation and a blistering manifesto from cofounder Larry Sanger, whose “Nine Theses” calls for an overhaul of Wikipedia’s operations and the sources it relies on.

James Lynch

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James Lynch

James Lynch is a news writer for National Review. He previously was a reporter for the Daily Caller. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and based in the Washington, D.C. area.

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