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CIA, Diebold Edited Wikipedia Entries And the CIA has turned up on a list of groups that have edited entries on the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia. According to Wikipedia Scanner, a user logging on from the CIA’s web domain made edits to the entry for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmenidijad. The controversial voting-machine company Diebold has also been caught making changes. In 2005, a Diebold computer was used to remove paragraphs describing chief executive Walden O’Dell as a top fundraiser for President Bush. Paragraphs and links referring to voter fraud in the 2000 elections were also taken down.

Source: Democracy Now

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i was wondering how long it would take someone to mention this. really, is it that big of a deal? it IS a public information service after all. Why should the CIA be any different to the rest of us? wiki is full of shit and bias, i dont really see the issue.

I think its far more offensive that the japanese write historically inaccurate textbooks for their students regarding WW2.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN i was wondering how long it would take someone to mention this. really, is it that big of a deal? it IS a public information service after all. Why should the CIA be any different to the rest of us? wiki is full of shit and bias, i dont really see the issue. I think its far more offensive that the japanese write historically inaccurate textbooks for their students regarding WW2.

Becuase the CIA is kind of in the intelligence gathering and disinformation business.

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"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z Becuase the CIA is kind of in the intelligence gathering and disinformation business.

yeah, and what better way to spread misinformation?

honestly, if this were the one and only source of all human knowledge, it might be different. but im not gonna lose sleep over people that blindly believe anything wiki tells them. CIA edits sure aint gonna affect my world view

you know what has more effect on my world view? Electronic Arts editing their page dirty cash-thieving, bad-game-making bastards!

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN yeah, and what better way to spread misinformation? honestly, if this were the one and only source of all human knowledge, it might be different. but im not gonna lose sleep over people that blindly believe anything wiki tells them. CIA edits sure aint gonna affect my world view you know what has more effect on my world view? Electronic Arts editing their page dirty cash-thieving, bad-game-making bastards!

Plus they can't make a decent soccer game! Pro Evolution Soccer 6 kicks Fifa's ass any day.

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"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

Hwaaaaa?! More scandal!

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Edits made by someone at CIA may not necessarily reflect a policy to spread misinformation via wikipedia. It's ridiculous to assume they are doing it. Let them hack into Encyclopedia Britannica and make edits. Then we will see.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN i was wondering how long it would take someone to mention this. really, is it that big of a deal? it IS a public information service after all. Why should the CIA be any different to the rest of us? wiki is full of shit and bias, i dont really see the issue. I think its far more offensive that the japanese write historically inaccurate textbooks for their students regarding WW2.

IS IT THAT BIG OF A DEAL? You don't see the issue??

What. The. Fuck.

I swear, some of us are just living in lala land.

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Originally posted by Omega_M Edits made by someone at CIA may not necessarily reflect a policy to spread misinformation via wikipedia. It's ridiculous to assume they are doing it. Let them hack into Encyclopedia Britannica and make edits. Then we will see.

You can view the edits they make.

They are deliberately modifying certain bits of information that they deem sensitive.

I'm sure the encyclopedia britannica is auto-censored in the same way; with wikipedia, the public has full access, and the information is real-time, so it's a more difficult beast for them to contain.

I read this this morning, I ahd to laugh at some of the over reactions and this thread just continues that laughter.

The CIA misinformation is definitely scandalous, this is a conspircay which can bring down governments for sure

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A worker on the CIA network added "Wahhhhhh!" before a section on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's plans for his presidency, according to reports.

Pure evil lurks this world

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The Vatican carried out shit more interesting than that!

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The Vatican has apparently edited entries about Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, removing a link to newspaper stories alleging his involvement in a double murder in 1971.

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Oh, wow ... no more Wikipedia sourcing for me, that does it! Holly shit I am an idiot (for not realizing this earlier).