Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger discussed with Tucker Carlson on Monday’s episode of The Tucker Carlson Show how one can easily find a list of Wikipedia’s blacklisted sources. Prominently featured on this list are media outlets that users are prohibited from citing when editing articles on the platform, which Sanger describes as left-leaning.
During the conversation, Sanger explained that Wikipedia’s “approved sources” include the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, The Nation, Mother Jones, and GLAAD.
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Sanger continued, “These are all fully authorized,” pointing out that “the blacklisted sources include the Daily Caller, Epoch Times, Fox News, New York Post, and The Federalist. These sources cannot be used on Wikipedia.”
He further explained to Carlson that by simply typing ‘perennial sources Wikipedia’ into any search engine, one could easily access this information as the first search result.
Carlson, who checked these sources during the interview, mentioned that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) “is given the green light.”
Sanger responded, “But only in certain contexts. For instance, if you’re discussing the Arab-Israeli conflict, you might be restricted from citing them. Finding the Jewish perspective on such matters on Wikipedia has become more challenging.”
“There’s a serious academic encyclopedia of Christianity that is not allowed on Wikipedia,” he added. “I was surprised to find that.”
Carlson asked, “And we don’t know who made this decision?” to which Sanger replied, Mr. X is the name of his account.”
“Why does no one talk about this?” Carlson inquired, to which the Wikipedia co-founder answered, “I don’t know why people aren’t talking about it. It’s obviously huge news.”
Sanger added, “I think it’s simply embarrassing for the left, and, so the left aren’t going to report about it — and the right has been reporting about it.” Sanger in part is referring to – News’ coverage of Wikipedia, which ranges from the blacklisting of – from use as a “reliable source” in 2018 to the smearing of Charlie Kirk by Wikipedia editors this month.
“Larry Sanger built Wikipedia as an unbiased repository of the world’s knowledge, and then stood helplessly by as activists and intel agencies turned it into the most comprehensive propaganda op in human history. There’s nothing more corrupt,” Carlson wrote in the caption of his interview posted to X.
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Alana Mastrangelo is a reporter for – News. You can follow her on Facebook and X at @ARmastrangelo, and on Instagram.
