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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. 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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  2. 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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