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Religious bias on Wikipedia

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On Wikipedia, certain editors on the online encyclopedia have exhibited a religious bias towards or against certain religions or religious viewpoints.[1][2][3] This can manifest in a number of ways, including the deletion or alteration of content related to a particular religion,[4] the inclusion of inaccurate or biased information about religion, or the use of a non-neutral point of view when editing articles about religious[5][6][7] or vice-versa subjects.[8][9][10][11][12] Some editors on Wikipedia have been accused of using their position to promote their own religious beliefs, or to denigrate or marginalize the beliefs of others.[13][14][15][16][17][18] This can lead to a distortion of information and a lack of neutrality on the website,[19] which can harm the credibility and reliability of Wikipedia as a source of information.[20][21][22][23]

Specific instances[edit]

  • In January 2009, a case involving Scientology was brought before Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee. Wikipedia administrators presented evidence during the case that Church of Scientology-controlled computers were used to promote the organization, using multiple user accounts.[24] One user, going by the pseudonym "COFS", admitted this pattern of editing and stated the edits from Scientology computers would continue. In May 2009, the Arbitration Committee decided to restrict editing from IP addresses belonging to the Church of Scientology to prevent biased edits.[25][26]
  • In 2020, there were allegations against several Wikipedia users and admins for being religiously biased and left leaning, after an article titled 2020 Tablighi Jamaat coronavirus hotspot in Delhi was deleted.[27][28][29][30]
  • In 2022, some editors edited the page of Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh, and falsely inserted his religion as Khalistan. This led to widespread controversy.[31][32][33][34]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Nuzat, Safoora (2020-04-19). "Wikipedia's befitting reply to 'bribe to delete Tablighi' page". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  2. ↑ "'Twitter Lynch Mobs Aren't Really Helpful': Wikipedia Co-Founder Jimmy Wales Pulls Down 'Fake' Articles on Tablighi Jamaat". India.com. 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  3. ↑ Knoche, Markus; Popović, Radomir; Lemmerich, Florian; Strohmaier, Markus (2019-09-12). "Identifying Biases in Politically Biased Wikis through Word Embeddings". Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media. HT '19. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery: 253–257. doi:10.1145/3342220.3343658. ISBN 978-1-4503-6885-8.
  4. ↑ "Wikipedia Erases Paleontologist Günter Bechly". Evolution News. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  5. ↑ "A vicious culture war is tearing through Wikipedia". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ Brown, Mick (28 October 2006). "Wiki's world". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. ↑ Lott, Maxim (18 February 2021). "Inside Wikipedia's leftist bias: socialism pages whitewashed, communist atrocities buried". Fox News. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  8. ↑ "Wikipedia Co-Founder Blasts "Appallingly Biased" Wikipedia Entry on Intelligent Design". Evolution News. 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  9. ↑ "A Respected Scientist Comes Out Against Evolution – and Loses His Wikipedia Page". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  10. ↑ Fitts, Alexis Sobel. "Welcome to the Wikipedia of the Alt-Right | Backchannel". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  11. ↑ "Is the Sky Blue? How Wikipedia Is Fighting for Facts by Redefining the Truth". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  12. ↑ "Darwinists Concede Wikipedia Erased Bechly for Coming Out in Favor of Intelligent Design". Evolution News. 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  13. ↑ "Wikipedia: Often a biased source". creation.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  14. ↑ "Meet the Cast of Characters Who Edit Wikipedia's Page on Intelligent Design". Evolution News. 3 November 2017. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  15. ↑ "Does Wikipedia have a strong liberal bias against Christianity?". Godinterest Online Christian Community. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  16. ↑ Martin, Brian (12 April 2021). "Policing orthodoxy on Wikipedia: Skeptics in action?". Journal of Science Communication. 20 (2): A09. doi:10.22323/2.20020209. ISSN 1824-2049. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  17. ↑ "Is Wikipedia Biased?". AllSides. 16 August 2022. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  18. ↑ "How Theological Librarians Can Help Change the World". Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  19. ↑ Sales, Ben. "Wikipedia founder supports Israel, but keeps site neutral". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  20. ↑ "Wikipedia". resistance.org. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  21. ↑ "Co-founder says Wikipedia's neutrality 'long gone,' cites leftist bias". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  22. ↑ Fitts, Alexis Sobel (21 June 2017). "Welcome to the Wikipedia of the Alt-Right". Backchannel. Wired. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  23. ↑ Burnsed, Brian (20 June 2011). "Wikipedia Gradually Accepted in College Classrooms". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  24. ↑ Lischka, Konrad; Patalong, Frank; Stöcker, Christian (16 August 2007). "Wiki scanner tracks down manipulations". Der Spiegel (in Deutsch). Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2010. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  25. ↑ Singel, Ryan. "Wikipedia Bans Church of Scientology". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  26. ↑ "Wikipedia Bars Church of Scientology". The Age. Australia. 31 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  27. ↑ Gaur, Viraj (2020-04-18). "Twitter Users Accuse Wikipedia of Taking Bribes, Founder Responds". TheQuint. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  28. ↑ Nuzat, Safoora (2020-04-19). "Wikipedia's befitting reply to 'bribe to delete Tablighi' page". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  29. ↑ "'Twitter Lynch Mobs Aren't Really Helpful': Wikipedia Co-Founder Jimmy Wales Pulls Down 'Fake' Articles on Tablighi Jamaat". India.com. 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  30. ↑ Apr 22, Rachel Chitra / TNN /; 2020; Ist, 11:52. "On Wikipedia, Quora & Twitter, battle rages against communalisation of Covid-19, Jamaat event | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  31. ↑ "Centre summons Wikipedia executives over fake information on cricketer Arshdeep Singh's page". India Today. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  32. ↑ "'Can't permit this type of misinformation': Union Minister on distortion of Arshdeep Singh's Wikipedia page". The Indian Express. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  33. ↑ Singh, Manish (5 September 2022). "India summons Wikipedia officials over edits to cricketer page". TechCrunch. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  34. ↑ "Cricketer Arshdeep Singh's Wikipedia page vandalised: Deliberate effort at incitement, says govt". The Times of India. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.


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