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The Wikipedia well is poisoned

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Note to Signpost Editors: This is a long article about a sensitive topic. Please expand on the analysis of this source here. I know relatively little about the relevant topics and news sources, so I can't fully cover it to the extent I think it should be covered. Thankyou! Mitchsavl (talk)
Israeli media outlet Ynetnews has released a deep dive into antisemitism on Wikipedia, and an advocacy group aiming to "poison" information in favour of Palestine. The article highlighted the place of Wikipedia in the information ecosystem, which combined with freedom of editing and anonymity, makes it a key target for those who desire to manipulate human knowledge and public perception. It also investigates suspicions of "involvement by external actors", the disqualification of information sources, and alleged fabrication of histories such as inventing Hellenistic Palestine. – M

Wikimedia to improve food coverage with UN body

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The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, in conjunction with the Sweden and UK Wikimedia chapters, have signed a memorandom to "expand public access to reliable information on food, agriculture and related topics." The organisation plans to contribute various form of content, and engage with the Wikimedia community across a variety of platforms. This continues on the ongoing collaboration between the FAO and Wikimedia community, having collaborated with the aformentioned chapters since 2019, regularly engaging in the annual Wikimania event, and have hosted a Wikimedian-in-Residence. – M

Co–founder interviewed

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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has conducted an interview with Wikipedia co–founder Jimmy Wales. Several topics were raised throughout it, being his opinion on AI and how it impacts Wikipedia's "vision", Elon Musk's development of Grokipedia, and how the projects maintain trust. – M

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