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In "How Anonymous Wikipedia Editors Influence Global Narratives — and AI Systems", Toby Dershowitz and Ashley Rindsberg at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a pro-Israel lobbying group, claim "Citogenesis on an institutional scale" and describe this as "one of the most consequential acts of historical revision in the digital age". Their criticism is focused on Wikipedia's coverage of Al-Jazeera, a media network that is banned in Israel.
Dershowitz and Rindsberg point out that Al-Jazeera is sponsored by the government of Qatar, which is an absolute monarchy, and add:
Reporters Without Borders ranks the country among the world's least free for journalism.
However, a quick look at the World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (original here) shows that Qatar currently ranks at no. 75 – in other words, in the top half, and 41 places higher than Israel at no. 116. Dershowitz and Rindsberg go on to critique various edits to Al-Jazeera-related articles. These may well be worth studying, but caveat lector: as the above example shows, Dershowitz and Rindsberg have their own agendas and blind spots. Not all of their critiques ought to be taken at face value. – AK, B
YouTuber Cambrian Chronicles uploaded an investigative video into the Wikipedia article on the Battle of Orewin Bridge, a page that has existed since 2005, revealing the only source for the article to be a 14th century chronicle by Walter of Guisborough, and that the other surviving sources from the time provided no support for.
The events of this day [...] in important historical works from the 20th century, are all based on the description given by this man, Walter of Guisborough. A man who described a battle that no sources ever corroborated, in a location never before mentioned, with a conclusion that disagrees with his contemporaries both in and outside of Wales. [...] In fact, the only source that Walter's battle of Orewin Bridge ever had anything in common with was his own description of the Battle of Sterling Bridge.
— Cambrian Chronicles (YouTube channel)
They assert that this work was meant to provide a narrative to reflect how the British should have conducted the Battle of Sterling Bridge, which they lost, to allow them to achieve victory. They also call the work a "hoax", reflecting the impact it has had on public perception of the battle. – M
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