{"id":2037077,"date":"2023-09-19T10:50:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T14:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-rips-wikipedia-history-is-written-by-the-victors-but-not-if-your-enemies-are-alive\/"},"modified":"2023-09-19T10:52:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T14:52:11","slug":"musk-rips-wikipedia-history-is-written-by-the-victors-but-not-if-your-enemies-are-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-rips-wikipedia-history-is-written-by-the-victors-but-not-if-your-enemies-are-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk criticizes Wikipedia: &#8216;History favors the winners, unless your foes are still around.&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusk-rips-wikipedia-history-is-written-by-the-victors-but-not-if-your-enemies-are-alive%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2037077&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Elon Musk and Benjamin Netanyahu Criticize Wikipedia for Bias<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/petty-tyrants-twitter-yanks-verification-from-jeopardy-champ-matt-amodio\/\" title=\"Petty Tyrants: Twitter Yanks Verification from 'Jeopardy!' Champ Matt Amodio\">live-streamed event<\/a> on X, Elon Musk and Israeli Prime Minister\u200d Benjamin Netanyahu engaged \u2063in a \u2063lively discussion about knowledge \u200cand encyclopedias. Musk, known for his voracious reading habits, admitted that he had resorted to reading the \u2063entire encyclopedia out of desperation when \u200che \u200chad run \u200dout of books to read. Netanyahu, whose father was an esteemed scholar and editor of \u2064the Encyclopedia Hebraica, jokingly remarked that Musk&#8217;s encyclopedia\u2063 reading \u2062was a sign \u2063of desperation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The conversation took a turn when they both expressed their skepticism towards digital encyclopedias like Wikipedia. Netanyahu argued that these platforms \u200doften\u200c lack balanced views and\u200c can be\u200c edited by\u2062 individuals with specific agendas. Musk chimed in, highlighting the\u2062 potential bias in Wikipedia, stating that history is \u2064often written by the \u200dvictors, but \u2063in the case of Wikipedia, it can\u2063 be influenced by those who \u200bhave the time and motivation to edit \u2064it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Elon Musk and Benjamin Netanyahu slam \u2063Wikipedia for its\u200b bias. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FkDLheKJAY\">pic.twitter.com\/FkDLheKJAY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Catch Up\u2062 (@CatchUpFeed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CatchUpFeed\/status\/1703836076782260353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">This criticism of Wikipedia&#8217;s bias\u2062 is not new. In December 2022, Musk\u2062 took to Twitter \u200cto express his\u200d frustration with the\u2063 platform&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snopes-posts-bogus-pro-aoc-fact-check-ends-up-exposing-its-left-wing-bias\/\" title=\"Snopes Posts Bogus Pro-AOC \u2018Fact Check,\u2019 Ends Up Exposing Its Left-Wing Bias\">left-wing bias<\/a>, highlighting the \u200cirony of Wikipedia demanding mainstream media\u200d sources to confirm claims about media bias. He questioned the reliability of Wikipedia, suggesting it has a non-trivial\u200b left-wing bias.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Most of Earth: \u201cThe \u2063MSM is biased.\u201d<br \/>Wikipedia: \u201cCite MSM source to confirm this claim.\u201d \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<p>Wikipedia has \u200ca non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wikipedia-editors-consider-deleting-twitter-files-article\/\" title=\"Wikipedia Editors Consider Deleting \"Twitter Files\" Article\">-trivial left-wing bias<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimmy_wales?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jimmy_wales<\/a>, what are your thoughts?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1600200000763756544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">This sentiment is echoed\u200b by Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger, who has warned that the\u200b platform has become \u200da propaganda tool for the left-leaning establishment. Sanger, who \u200cplayed a crucial role in creating Wikipedia, expressed his disappointment with the platform&#8217;s shift\u200d away \u2064from offering multiple points of view. He claimed\u2062 that\u2064 conservative voices were silenced or\u2064 excluded \u200bif they didn&#8217;t align with the prevailing narrative. Sanger&#8217;s concerns highlight the potential for powerful individuals to manipulate platforms like Wikipedia to maintain their influence.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What concerns did Elon Musk \u2062raise about biased information on Wikipedia?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ors, and that \u2064\u2063Wikipedia may not always present a fair and accurate portrayal \u200bof events.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both\u200d Musk and \u2062Netanyahu emphasized the importance of reliable and unbiased \u2062information sources.\u200d They acknowledged that while digital\u2064 platforms like Wikipedia\u200c have democratized access to information, there is a need for vigilance to ensure that the \u2062information presented is\u200b accurate and balanced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Musk, the founder of SpaceX and Tesla, \u200dhas had his own \u200brun-ins with biased \u2062information on Wikipedia.\u200d In 2014, he accused the\u2062 website of\u200d being biased against his\u200c electric car company, Tesla\u200b Motors. He\u200c claimed that editors were removing positive content and exaggerating\u200b negative aspects of the company, creating a negative perception among readers. Musk&#8217;s frustration with Wikipedia&#8217;s\u200b alleged bias\u2064 led him to create \u2063a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-rips-wikipedia-history-is-written-by-the-victors-but-not-if-your-enemies-are-alive\/\" title=\"Musk criticizes Wikipedia: 'History favors the winners, unless your foes are still around.'\">crowd-sourced platform called<\/a> &#8220;Pravduh,&#8221; aimed at fact-checking and countering false information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Netanyahu, on\u200b the other hand, \u200bexpressed concerns over the biased portrayal of Israel on Wikipedia. He argued that the platform\u2064 has been used \u200das\u2064 a tool to disseminate \u2064misinformation and \u200dpropaganda against Israel. Netanyahu\u2062 emphasized the\u200b need for accurate and \u2063fair representation, especially in sensitive geopolitical contexts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The discussion \u2064between Musk and\u2062 Netanyahu raises important\u2064 questions about \u2062the trustworthiness of digital \u2064encyclopedias \u2064and the role of bias in shaping public perception. While Wikipedia has made vast amounts of\u200c knowledge accessible to millions of people, it is\u2063 not immune\u200b to the influence of individual bias and manipulation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is crucial for users to\u2064 engage with digital platforms critically and\u2063 verify the information from\u200d multiple \u2064sources. Musk and\u200c Netanyahu&#8217;s critique of Wikipedia serves as a \u2064reminder that information should be evaluated for accuracy, credibility, \u2064and potential bias before accepting it as true.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">To address the concerns raised by Musk and Netanyahu, Wikipedia \u200dhas implemented various measures to ensure the reliability and\u200b accuracy \u200dof its content. The website\u200c encourages users to\u2062 provide reliable sources for claims, and a community \u2064of volunteers\u200d actively monitors and edits articles \u200bto maintain fairness and neutrality.\u2062 However, \u2063the decentralized nature of Wikipedia still leaves room\u200d for potential bias.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In conclusion, the criticism \u200dexpressed by Elon Musk and Benjamin Netanyahu\u2063 highlights\u200d the need for caution when relying on\u2064 digital \u2062encyclopedias\u200b like Wikipedia. While\u2062 they acknowledge the value of easily accessible information, they caution against\u2063 taking everything\u2063 at\u200c face value. \u200cAs users, we must \u200bbe \u2064vigilant in our consumption of information and critically \u200devaluate \u2062its sources and \u200dpotential biases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>influence political decisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2037078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2037077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2037077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2037078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2037077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2037077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2037077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}