Why Is MAGA Setting Its Sights on Wikipedia? [Video]

The emerging coalition of MAGA supporters and Silicon Valley’s tech bros and venture capitalists has found a new shared target: the world’s largest free encyclopedia.

Elon Musk joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices in attacking Wikipedia this week, accusing the site of being inherently biased and urging his followers to “defund” the independent non-profit “until balance is restored.” Musk also dubbed the site “Wokepedia” in December after another X user posted a graph that showed 29 percent of Wikipedia’s operating budget had been spent on “equity” and “safety & inclusion.”

Joining Musk in his criticism are venture capitalists Chamath Palihapitiya and Shaun McGuire, who have claimed that “Wikipedia lies” and that “Wikipedia has been ideologically captured for years.”

The gripe with Wikipedia appears to be similar to the complaints that these groups have with more traditional, mainstream news and information outlets. But while many of the conservative voices are …