In an alarming move, some editors on Wikipedia have declared that ADL, the world's leading authority on countering antisemitism, is not a reliable source on antisemitism.
Inside the war over Israel at Wikipedia Behind the scenes, ideologically motivated actors are working to shape the knowledge shared on the world’s largest encyclopedia By Gabby Deutch June 26, 2024 SHARE After Wikipedia’s editors voted earlier this month to rate the Anti-Defamation League as an unreliable source on matters related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a group of online activists celebrated the news in a pro-Palestine channel on the messaging app Discord. “A win for us,” wrote a user named Ivana. “Hopefully the Times of Israel comes next.” “Great news. Well done you and others who have been working hard on this front,” a user named Samer_BHH wrote about the ban, which was first reported by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Their exchange, which took place in an online community dedicated to editing Wikipedia articles to better reflect a pro-Palestinian narrative, offers a glimpse at how ideologically motivated actors operate behind the scenes to shape the knowledge shared on Wikipedia, one of the most visited websites in the world.
