Media Miss Minute: Republicans probe Wikipedia bias, Collins heckled in Maine
In this Media Miss Minute, a high-profile fight over Wikipedia bias. And a ribbon-cutting ceremony turned into a protest aimed at prominent Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.
Media Miss by the left: Wikipedia under the microscope
House Republicans James Comer and Nancy Mace launched a probe into Wikipedia, claiming there are organized efforts to insert biases into entries on the popular information website. They also want to know how Wikipedia is responding to those efforts.
In a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation, Mace and Comer said they’re investigating “foreign operations and individuals at academic institutions subsidized by U.S. taxpayer dollars to influence U.S. public opinion.”
The probe comes after two advocacy groups raised red flags. The Anti-Defamation League alleged there’s a campaign to advance anti-Israeli views and shape narratives about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the Atlantic Council has raised allegations of organized Russian propaganda to promote pro-Kremlin views while smearing Ukraine and its Western allies.
Media Miss by the right: Sen. Susan Collins heckled at home
In Maine, a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Republican Sen. Susan Collins quickly unraveled. Hundreds of protesters chanted phrases like “shame” as Collins tried to deliver remarks.
The demonstrators said they were protesting over recent Medicare funding decisions and the ongoing war in Gaza.
Collins brushed off the scene afterward, telling reporters: “It was interesting to see how much misinformation they had.”
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Ella Rae Greene, Editor In Chief
