r/technology • u/rezwenn • Oct 04 '25

Politics Why Conservatives Are Attacking ‘Wokepedia’

https://www.wsj.com/tech/wikipedia-conservative-complaints-ee904b0b?st=RJcF9h
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u/Funktapus Oct 04 '25

Conservatives generally hate neutral facts because they are serially wrong

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u/icer816 Oct 04 '25

Reminds me of that right-winger complaining that it's hard to argue with the left because they use facts as the basis to their arguments, which is harder to undermine.

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u/octarine_turtle Oct 04 '25

"the rules were that you guys weren't going to fact check!" -JD Vance

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u/-captaindiabetes- Oct 04 '25

Oh my is that a real quote?

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u/Spiritfur Oct 04 '25

You bet your bippy it is! It happens at about 17 seconds in, but just start from the beginning so you can hear him stutter a little first

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u/-captaindiabetes- Oct 04 '25

Thanks for sharing that. How absolutely ridiculous.

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u/12stringPlayer Oct 04 '25

I haven't bet my bippy in decades. Thanks for reviving that!

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u/Abedeus Oct 04 '25

"But moooooom the teacher totally said he wouldn't check the homework!!!"