@ConvoswColeman @AshleyRindsberg We’ve tracked multiple cases where cited edits get repeatedly reverted by the same small group, then dismissed as “edit wars” until the contributor gives up.
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On Wikipedia, a small number of highly motivated, ideologically driven editors control the narrative on controversial topics like gender or Israel, says @AshleyRindsberg.
Any edit, even done by a true expert, can be quickly undone. Repeated edits can be rejected over and over or labeled as “edit wars,” so many people give up—allowing just two or three persistent editors to dominate a page or topic.
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This @Wikipedia editor EarthDude has been given free hand to portray Hindutva as a negative and texxorist kinda ideology.
He is manipulating articles and trying to seperate the Hindutva and Hindu nationalism on Wikipedia all over.
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As Anthropic introduces Claude Opus 4.7, we remember this: What matters is not just the output—but the chain behind it. And how easily that chain can be shaped upstream.
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🚨 AI models are citing sources they can’t explain. We tested @claudeai on a 1989 terror attack. It cited Iranian state-linked outlets and IRGC-affiliated media. Across three separate queries, Claude returned citations linked to Mehr News Agency, Tasnim News Agency, @GettyImages content attributed to Tasnim News Agency. When asked why, it said it didn’t know. Full investigation 👇
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Following an investigative report by @AshleyRindsberg
published by NPOV (@npovmedia) — [x.com/npovmedia/stat…] — Mohammad Heidarzadeh, administrator of the @Darafshk account, beside trying to normalize the involvement of Iranian Regime (IRI)-affiliated accounts in Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons (such as 999real, HeminKurdistan, and others), In His post on X platform. He further subsequently uploaded hundreds of photographs from Iranian protest demonstrations, sourced from a variety of origins, to Wikimedia Commons. The action appears intended to address or counter allegations of undue influence by Islamic Republic of Iran and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) elements in Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.
x.com/Darafshk/statu…
#wikipedia #wikimedia #IRGCterrorists
#IranMassacre
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NEW INVESTIGATION from NPOV: Large volumes of Iranian government–sourced media are appearing across @Wikipedia media system, shaping how the 2026 protests are being documented globally. Over the past several weeks, 10,000+ images and videos from Iranian state outlets have been uploaded to Wikimedia Commons — Wikipedia’s media repository. These files now dominate searches for terms like “Iran protests 2026” and “Khamenei.” Our reporting found: • Nearly all material traces back to three Iranian government outlets: Khamenei_ir (official site of Iran’s Supreme Leader), Mehr News Agency, and Tasnim News Agency. • Almost the entire upload surge comes from a single Commons account (“999real”), registered in Nov 2023, with over one million Commons edits but fewer than 1,000 Wikipedia edits. • That same account is now the third-largest contributor to Wikipedia’s Tasnim News Agency article — alongside editors with decades on the platform. • Many videos carry Khamenei_ir watermarks and include speeches by Iran’s Supreme Leader. Others feature street interviews presenting protesters as violent or foreign-influenced, and regime gatherings as national unity events. • Visual packages across Commons include coordinated branding, consistent graphic layouts, and English-language slogans drawn from recent speeches by Iranian leadership. The files remain live. Uploads continue. Full investigation below 👇
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The campaign to label @IranIntl_En as "unreliable" connects to a much broader context.
Iskandar323, one of the most active participants in these debates, was permanently site-banned by Wikipedia following arbitration over his conduct.
Operating as the leader of the "Gang of 40," his editing activity has spanned multiple Iran-related articles to protect Islamist actors, including the 1988 mass executions where he completely removed the "perpetrators" section from the article.
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Efforts to designate @IranIntl_En as an unreliable or deprecated source took place across three discussion periods in 2026:
January 13 to February 6, 2026: AlexBobCharles, Iskandar323, and Smallangryplanet argued that Iran International was generally unreliable, functioned as a highly partisan "news-cum-advocacy platform," or should only be used with strict attribution.
March 12 to March 30, 2026: Editors including Vice regent (VR), Santa 99, Traumnovelle, Polygnotus, and EvansHallBear repeatedly argued that the publication was a Saudi propaganda mouthpiece engaging in deliberate disinformation and fabricating stories.
April 7 to April 14, 2026: R9tgokunks opened a new thread explicitly asking if the network needed to be deprecated due to its Saudi funding and anti-regime agenda. Santa 99 again spearheaded the argument for unreliability, citing the unresolved issues from the March debate. 👇
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An unseen debate is shaping what millions of people read about Iran. Editors are questioning the reliability of @IranIntl_En @IranIntl as a source.
On @Wikipedia, labeling a source “unreliable” can exclude it from articles—affecting what information is included, how topics are framed, and how readers understand an issue.
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@alistairmbarr Worth noting- we found Claude citing IRGC-linked and Iranian state media as sources, and it couldn’t explain why they appeared. Feels relevant to the “ethical AI” question.
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Is Anthropic "ethical"? Or is it just a revenue-seeking corporation like every other tech company?
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🚨 AI models are citing sources they can’t explain. We tested @claudeai on a 1989 terror attack. It cited Iranian state-linked outlets and IRGC-affiliated media.
Across three separate queries, Claude returned citations linked to Mehr News Agency, Tasnim News Agency, @GettyImages content attributed to Tasnim News Agency.
When asked why, it said it didn’t know.
Full investigation 👇
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@claudeai A fact-check into a 1989 terror attack led Anthropic's flagship model to cite Iranian state media. The transcript shows how it happened.
READ👇
npov.substack.com/p/claude-is-ci…
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Previous reporting by @npovmedia found:
• 200,000+ Iranian state-linked files on Wikimedia platforms
• Direct transfers from Iranian state media outlets Tasnim News Agency and Mehr News Agency which is owned by Iranian government’s Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization
• Direct transfers from Khamenei.ir
npov.substack.com/p/a-flood-of-i…
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@netblocks 🚨 Even amid the blackout, state-linked media persists on global platforms. Tasnim News Agency — U.S.-sanctioned for IRGC ties — is uploading imagery via Wikimedia Commons, which feeds @Wikipedia.
Example:
Files created 6 April 2026
Uploaded 7 April 2026
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🚨Day 41 of Iran’s internet blackout. Over 960 hours without normal access to global networks. Data from @netblocks shows a near-total drop in connectivity.
Yet something else is happening at the same time 👇
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@Kaliyugee Our analysis reveals that more than 80% of the page’s authored content is concentrated among four primary editors who have systematically seeded key narratives to shape the ideological and moral perception of HAF. More to come.
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Also there's another user called
EarthDude
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Post 1 of 5 🚨 INVESTIGATION UPDATE: Editor “Kautilya3” controls over 20% of the @HinduAmerican page. Public revision logs show a consistent pattern: this account repeatedly restores the phrase “Hindu nationalist” in the opening paragraph — the text search engines and AI systems display. Whenever another editor removed or softened the phrase, Kautilya3 restored it within hours, locking in a specific framing. THREAD 👇
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Vanamonde93 is a supreme Advanced Permission User with advanced rights of Administrator, Checkuser, Oversighter, and Autopatrolled, making the account among the most powerful on the site. Our research has discovered that he works alongside Kautilya3 providing the administrative umbrella under which Kautilya3 operates. More to come!
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@npovmedia @HinduAmerican User:Kautilya3 highlights how Wikipedia has been gamed, how its admins are fraudulently elected and corrupt, how its articles are stuffed with misinformation.
Source: A Wikipedia-insider who has shared dozens of off-wiki emails from Kautilya3.
x.com/tapeshyadav_us…
Tapesh Yadav@tapeshyadav_usa
@ProfVemsani Larry Sanger left Wikipedia long ago. Wikipedia is infested with crooks. They canvass offline 1⃣to elect Left-progressive admins 2⃣to harass and block good editors 3⃣to cancel scholars One admin urges "push the preferred narrative". Seen enough evidence, example below.
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🚨 INVESTIGATION UPDATE: Editor “Kautilya3” controls over 20% of the @HinduAmerican page. Public revision logs show a consistent pattern: this account repeatedly restores the phrase “Hindu nationalist” in the opening paragraph — the text search engines and AI systems display.
Whenever another editor removed or softened the phrase, Kautilya3 restored it within hours, locking in a specific framing.
THREAD 👇
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Revision logs and external research show a consistent pattern of Kautilya3’s edits:
• Anti-Hindu violence: Edited pages to downplay or cast doubt on events such as the 2002 Godhra train burning
• Label differences: Retained “Hindu nationalist” on HAF while changing “terrorist” to “militant” on Lashkar-e-Taiba and The Resistance Front
• Editorial control: Directed disputes, source selection, and section structure on sensitive pages, including the 2023 Manipur violence
• Impact on public information: Edits influence what readers, search engines, and AI systems see about HAF and related topics
All actions are publicly logged and timestamped, showing the scale and influence of this single anonymous editor.
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