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"This is not the first time Musk has gone after the site. In December, he posted on X, “Stop donating to Wokepedia.” And that wasn’t even his first bad Wikipedia pun. “I will give them a billion dollars if they change their name to Dickipedia,” he wrote, in an October, 2023, post. It seemed to be an ego thing at first. Musk objected to being described on his page as an “early investor” in Tesla, rather than as a founder, which is how he prefers to be identified, and seemed frustrated that he couldn’t just buy the site. But lately Musk’s beef has merged with a general conviction on the right that Wikipedia—which, like all encyclopedias, is a tertiary source that relies on original reporting and research done by other media and scholars—is biased against conservatives."

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[-] redlemace@lemmy.world 118 points 1 year ago

Could it be he has issues with freedom of speech/opinion (actually freedom in general) ? Asking for a friend

[-] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago

Hmmm...you might be on to something, I don't know

[-] frunch@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago

Still cracks me up that "fact-checking" is taken to be such an offensive act. "Oh, sorry for correcting your lies! I suppose being exposed as a fraud could interfere with your plans to exploit the public..."

Anyone that has a beef with sites designed to share objective, factual information is someone who benefits from lying or at very least keeping the truth under wraps

[-] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Their aggressive stance against fact checking betrays their default position of bad faith & lack of empathy because they have been indoctrinated to the point of absolute unwavering certainly, similar to a cult. They abandon objective reality at all of our peril.

[-] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 73 points 1 year ago

I should donate to Wikipedia

[-] UraniumForBreakfast@lemm.ee 34 points 1 year ago

I should donate to Wikipedia

[-] SARGE@startrek.website 50 points 1 year ago

Shit like this is why I donate to Wikipedia.

Fuck off and die, nazi scum.

[-] adarza@lemmy.ca 45 points 1 year ago

a billion dollars he could fund his own nazipedia.org

[-] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 46 points 1 year ago
[-] donuts@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Holy shit, what a sad website. Just a few random snippets:

Marijuana is a highly addictive drug that causes (...) violence and violent fits

Marriage is the divinely ordained covenant between one man and one woman

The Bible, being the most comprehensive transcendent moral authority

🤮

[-] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 29 points 1 year ago

Many vaccines, including the Covid vaccines, are based on aborted fetal tissue, apparently to try to increase public acceptance of abortion.

I’m not sure if this is Poe’s law in effect or if people are actually this stupid. I’m afraid it’s the latter.

[-] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

People are absolutely that stupid. I unfortunately have to interact with a few of them.

[-] hOrni@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Are we sure this isn't a parody website?

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago

It's not. It was created by Andrew Schlafly, son of Phyllis Schlafly a notorious anti-feminist and Christian nationalist.

[-] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 12 points 1 year ago

Oh boy I see crazy runs in the family.

Schlafly became an outspoken opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) during the 1970s as the organizer of the "STOP ERA" campaign. STOP was a backronym for "Stop Taking Our Privileges". She argued that the ERA would take away gender-specific privileges enjoyed by women, including "dependent wife" benefits under Social Security, separate restrooms for males and females, and exemption from Selective Service (the military draft). She was opposed by groups such as the National Organization for Women (NOW) and the ERAmerica coalition. The Homemakers' Equal Rights Association was formed to counter Schlafly's campaign.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Schlafly?wprov=sfla1

[-] Whateley@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was stoked when the news media announced the death of that craggy old bitch. Easily among the worst fucking people to stain this planet.

[-] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Nope, it's deadly serious.

[-] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Hard to tell honestly. It is poorly maintained as two clicks in and I found a dead page.

[-] frunch@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

It's like the Incel Bible, King Trump Edition lol

Wtf these people literally live in a different reality

[-] aarRJaay@lemm.ee 42 points 1 year ago

'which is how he prefers to be identified' ... hmnnn - so he CHOOSES to IDENTIFY as one thing and doesn't like it when people don't allow him to use his preferred identificaiton?

[-] Whateley@lemm.ee 36 points 1 year ago

They're just mad that reality has a left-wing bias.

[-] Ulvain@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 year ago

Just donated to Wikipedia. Will do every time this fuckers brings it up

[-] pseudonaut@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

Just donated. You should too.

I love donating to Wikipedia because there’s so few FREE things anymore, and it’s one that benefits every single person on the planet.

[-] fff45667@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I appreciate you.

[-] Nangijala@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago

Have been donating to them yearly for a few years after they started their donation campaign. I forget how much I donate, but I'm considering raising my yearly donation now xD

[-] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 year ago

The fascists want to shut down any information source that can prove they are lying.

[-] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Of course he does, the site is filled with objective truths, which always makes him look bad.

[-] johncandy1812@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Donate. How many times a day do you use Wikipedia? It would be shit if it became another Fandom style wiki. With an ad every 3rd word.

[-] TheGoddessAnoia@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We use Wikipedia a lot, mostly to understand references from another country or culture, the rest to answer the question: "Who the hell is s/he..." The latter enquiries are often interesting, but rarely resolve the real issue, which is "... and why is s/he famous?" At any rate, we send a goodly annual donation, because without Wikipedia, we'd be even more out of touch than we already are!

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Fascists always have problems with publicly available knowledge.

[-] Daggity@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

Started a monthly 3 dollar donation when baby Nazi started shit talking Wikipedia some months ago.

[-] vandsjov@feddit.dk 5 points 1 year ago

Me too - they need it now more than ever when Trump and Musk starts focusing on Wikipedia.

[-] segabased@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 year ago

Conservativism is rooted in vibes and feelings, and false narratives to support those feelings. This is why they hate knowledge and people who attain it.

It's a disease of the mind, it's like they would rather be animal than human

[-] Doom@ttrpg.network 11 points 1 year ago

Donate to wikipedia.

Enjoy my small donation Wikipedia.

[-] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

I happily donate to Wikipedia every year :)

[-] renrenPDX@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You can download Wikipedia and other stuff for offline access here.

download.kiwix.org

[-] Nangijala@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago

Facts don't care about your feelings, Elon.

[-] MehBlah@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Better go get me a updated copy before....whatever.

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