Fox News Changes Wikipedia To Smear Rivals

[EV_Ares]

Fox News Changes Wikipedia To Smear Rivals; Comprehensive List of Changes
By Brian Boyko
Guest writing for http://www.geeksaresexy.net

O’Reilly Media (the techie O’Reilly) has come out with information detailing that Fox News has been changing entries on Wikipedia as well - including one on Al Franken’s case with Bill O’Reilly (the caustic O’Reilly).

So we went ahead and took a look at other changes to Wikipedia allegedly made by the people from the Fox News offices - the changes originating from IP address “12.167.224.228“. (Here’s the DNS lookup for 12.167.224.228.) We’ve done the legwork of poring through all the edits and published a comprehensive list below, omitting corrections of minor errors and clarifications of fact, i.e., the innocuous. The following below are clearly anything but, however.

List of Fox News Changes to Wikipedia
Found at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&limit=500&target=12.167.224.228


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Below, you’ll find changes that were made by IP address 12.167.224.228, which resolves to Fox News. Changes are to the articles “Keith Olbermann”, “Chris Wallace”, “Carl Cameron”, “Brit Hume”, “Shepard Smith”, “Al Franken”, “Brian Wilson”, “CNN”, and “Greta Van Susteren”.

CHANGES TO: “KEITH OLBERMANN”

REMOVED


Ultimately, Olbermann’s dissatisfaction with Bristol contributed to his departure from ESPN in 1997. Even several years after his departure, many people still consider Olbermann to be one of the best anchors that SportsCenter ever had, and his pairing with Dan Patrick the best tandem ever.
In high school, Olbermann compiled an extensive list of first and third base coaches in baseball history. This documentation now sits in the Hall of Fame, and is considered the definitive compendium of first and third base coaches in baseball history.

… mocking O’Reilly’s purported fetish for loofah sponges, as alleged in a sexual harrassment suit against O’Reilly.

According to Dash Riprock of americanpolitics.com, Olbermann “tells the truth, and he does it in a sharp, subtlety stated, but unmistakable style. It’s sad to realize that it is truly such an oddity these days to see someone with those qualities on TV.” <http://www.americanpolitics.com/20030401punditpap.html>

((((entire article @ the link below))))

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0708/S00209.htm

[MannyGoldstein]

1. Ha - ha - ha - ha - ha - ha - ha - ha - ha - ha - ha - ha - ha - ha

We think your puny attempts at fairness are cute!

Suckers!

[AndyA]

2. That certainly isn't a flattering picture of Hillary.

It almost looks like a caricature. Of course, that could have something to do with the piece of shit standing next to her.

Are Hillary and Murdock friends? Seems an odd pairing.

[EV_Ares]

3. To me it is odd, however, he held a fundraiser for her at his home. eom.

[madrchsod]

4. you too can find out who did what

http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr/
List anonymous wikipedia edits from interesting organizations

http://www.wired.com/politics/onlinerights/news/2007/08/wiki_tracker?currentPage=all
See Who's Editing Wikipedia - Diebold, the CIA, a Campaign

[MsMagnificent]

5. They couldn't even get it right

on their first try, editing the entry for Brit Hume:
"Hume has come under fire more recently from the political left for comments made on air, with the criticism led by <[Media Matters for America>], an liberla organization that critiques the press..."

*snicker*