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US Government Caught Manipulating Wikipedia

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the your-tax-dollars-at-work dept.

surfi writes "As The Inquirer points out, someone with a House of Representatives IP address has been feeding propaganda into the 'invasion of Iraq' article on Wikipedia." Well at least they are in good company with trustworthy institutions like the CIA and the Vatican.

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  1. Oh, you wikiophiles by Neil+Blender · · Score: 3, Funny

    You and your precious online encyclopedia. The one that can be edited by anyone. The one that contains absolutely no bias. It's so cute.

  2. Re:They're not that stupid by Otter+Escaping+North · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know "US Government Caught Manipulating Wikipedia" is a cool title, but seriously, does anyone think the US government, the CIA or the Vatican would be stupid enough to get caught if they actually wanted to influence a wikipedia article?

    This US government? Abso-fraking-lutely.

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  3. Re:They're not that stupid by BUL2294 · · Score: 4, Funny

    AOL still has enough money to give out free CDs???

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  4. Re:They're not that stupid by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 3, Funny

    Stupid? It must have been one of Ted Steven's congressional aides/pages.

    "Series of tubes!" SNORT! That sound's like a congressman's view of his page staff.

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  5. One consolation here.... by zappepcs · · Score: 3, Funny

    The edits were spelled correctly and the grammar was tolerable... I guess the culprit is not from the Oval Office.

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  6. solution by 192939495969798999 · · Score: 3, Funny

    only unbiased contributions should be allowed to edit Wikipedia. That's a simple rule to implement, right?

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  7. Re:They're not that stupid by ZeroFactorial · · Score: 3, Funny

    Indeeed, I thought the title should read "Government caught with their pants down"
    Unfortunately, Bill Clinton ensured that this phrase would never carry shock value ever again.