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# For [[liberal]] politicians, Wikipedia uses flattering photos. But for [[conservative]] politician [[Sally Kern]], about whom [[homosexual]] activists have had a sissy fit, Wikipedia uses an absurd, uncharacteristic photo.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Kern</ref> | # For [[liberal]] politicians, Wikipedia uses flattering photos. But for [[conservative]] politician [[Sally Kern]], about whom [[homosexual]] activists have had a sissy fit, Wikipedia uses an absurd, uncharacteristic photo.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Kern</ref> | ||
# The most popular talk radio hosts in America are all conservative. Siding with liberalism and hiding from conservative dominance, Wikipedia chose not to categorize conservative radio hosts. However, they did categorize Progressive talk show hosts even though they lack talent or an audience. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_talk_radio_hosts] | # The most popular talk radio hosts in America are all conservative. Siding with liberalism and hiding from conservative dominance, Wikipedia chose not to categorize conservative radio hosts. However, they did categorize Progressive talk show hosts even though they lack talent or an audience. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_talk_radio_hosts] | ||
| − | + | #Amid the [[libel]] controversy against [[Rush Limbaugh]] during his bid to purchase an NFL team, the [[St. Louis Rams]], Newsbusters revealed the false quote's Web source appeared to be from [[Wikipedia]].<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=112839 Limbaugh: Media 'scum' lying about fake racist quotes], WND, October 13, 2009.</ref> The quote has been removed and replaced several times since 2005. And the Wikipedia entry did not provide a transcript link to Limbaugh's show with the citation, because the quote did not exist but was part of a bias strategy by Wikipedia to label Limbaugh a racist. While the talk host criticized the website that bills itself as an "online encyclopedia," Wikipedia editors were busy discussing their strategy for handling the controversy.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Rush_Limbaugh#Legal_threat</ref> It was later revealed that the quotes were added by a highly controversial, bias user with the IP address of 69.64.213.146.<ref>[http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/10/the_search_for_the_wikipedia_l.html The Search for the Wikipedia Libelist (important update)], American Thinker, October 21, 2009.</ref> | |
| + | #''Alma mater'' normally refers to a college that a person actually graduated from. <ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alma%20mater</ref> However, at [[Wikipedia]], the biography for co-founder Jimmy Wales prominently lists two colleges he didn't graduate from as alma maters. <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_Wales&oldid=272581018</ref> [[Sean Hannity]] attended but did not graduate from NYU. Wikipedia does not list NYU as Sean Hannity's alma mater because he is a conservative. <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sean_Hannity&oldid=272201242</ref> | ||
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This article lists examples of Bias in Wikipedia, as it relates to Conservative Politicians and Personalities:
- Wikipedia has thousands of obscure pages for individuals that the public never heard of or recognize. Conservative undercover journalist Hannah Giles is not given her own page mostly likely due to the fact she has taken on the liberal establishment and won. A search of Hannah Giles gives her an obscure paragraph in what Wikipedia titles the ACORN 2009 undercover videos controversy. [1]
- For liberal politicians, Wikipedia uses flattering photos. But for conservative politician Sally Kern, about whom homosexual activists have had a sissy fit, Wikipedia uses an absurd, uncharacteristic photo.[1]
- The most popular talk radio hosts in America are all conservative. Siding with liberalism and hiding from conservative dominance, Wikipedia chose not to categorize conservative radio hosts. However, they did categorize Progressive talk show hosts even though they lack talent or an audience. [2]
- Amid the libel controversy against Rush Limbaugh during his bid to purchase an NFL team, the St. Louis Rams, Newsbusters revealed the false quote's Web source appeared to be from Wikipedia.[2] The quote has been removed and replaced several times since 2005. And the Wikipedia entry did not provide a transcript link to Limbaugh's show with the citation, because the quote did not exist but was part of a bias strategy by Wikipedia to label Limbaugh a racist. While the talk host criticized the website that bills itself as an "online encyclopedia," Wikipedia editors were busy discussing their strategy for handling the controversy.[3] It was later revealed that the quotes were added by a highly controversial, bias user with the IP address of 69.64.213.146.[4]
- Alma mater normally refers to a college that a person actually graduated from. [5] However, at Wikipedia, the biography for co-founder Jimmy Wales prominently lists two colleges he didn't graduate from as alma maters. [6] Sean Hannity attended but did not graduate from NYU. Wikipedia does not list NYU as Sean Hannity's alma mater because he is a conservative. [7]
References
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Kern
- ↑ Limbaugh: Media 'scum' lying about fake racist quotes, WND, October 13, 2009.
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Rush_Limbaugh#Legal_threat
- ↑ The Search for the Wikipedia Libelist (important update), American Thinker, October 21, 2009.
- ↑ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alma%20mater
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_Wales&oldid=272581018
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sean_Hannity&oldid=272201242