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> In the last decade, a group of committed Wikipedia editors have been promoting a skewed version of history on Wikipedia, one touted by right-wing Polish natio
by vintagedave 3y ago
> In the last decade, a group of committed Wikipedia editors have been promoting a skewed version of history on Wikipedia, one touted by right-wing Polish nationalists, which whitewashes the role of Polish society in the Holocaust and bolsters stereotypes about Jews.
If this is true, Wikipedia needs to take very strict action against these editors. Has Wikipedia made a statement in response to this paper? And -- has anyone (including the paper authors) worked to undo these changes?
- rich_sasha 3y agoI can well imagine this was the case; for example, there was a famous case of a "fake" Nazi death camp in Warsaw [1]. I don't understand the background, but for whatever reason it turns out this supposed camp was a right-wing nationalist narrative. But I can also well imagine, and borderline remember, opposite things happening on Wikipedia too (i.e. Polish wartime history being manipulated and defaced). I think it's fair to say Wikipedia is like catnip to any organised disinformation group. In particular, something as complex as the Holocaust, in general and also in the context of Polish wartime history, is best not left to a random sample of people with internet connection. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_concentration_camp#Discredited_extermination_camp_story https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_concentration_camp#Disc...