Wikipedia’s Intentional Distortion of the History of the Holocaust

This essay uncovers the systematic, intentional distortion of Holocaust history on English-language Wikipedia, world’s largest encyclopedia. In last decade, a group committed Wikipedia editors have been promoting skewed version one touted by right-wing Polish nationalists, which whitewashes role society in and bolsters stereotypes about Jews. Due to this group’s zealous handiwork, Wikipedia’s articles Poland minimize antisemitism, exaggerate Poles’ saving Jews, insinuate that most Jews supported Communism conspired with Communists betray Poles (?ydokomuna or Judeo–Bolshevism), blame for their own persecution, inflate Jewish collaboration Nazis. To explain how distortionist succeeded imposing narrative, despite efforts opposing correct it, we employ an innovative methodology. We examine 25 public-facing nearly 300 back pages, including talk noticeboards, arbitration cases. complement these interviews field statistical data gleaned through tool suites. contributes study memory, revealing digital mechanisms ideological zeal, prejudice, bias trump reason historical accuracy. More broadly, break new ground humanities, modelling in-depth examination negotiate manufacture information rest world consume.