{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The report states that much of the problematic content, including the removal of details about October 7 atrocities, remains on live articles.","category":"Media","area":"Israel","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T13:45:53.401Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-15T12:43:53.751Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T14:45:17.962Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":60,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports and four digests corroborate the ADL report's central claims.","critic":"Reports quote ADL officials and provide specific findings from the report.","hype":"Headlines use 'FIRST ON FOX' and 'failed to correct' to create urgency."}},"tags":["#Wikipedia","#ADL","#Israel","#Bias","#Media","#October7"],"entities":["ADL Center for Technology and Society","Wikipedia","Jonathan Greenblatt","Daniel Kelley","Wikimedia Foundation","Hamas","Gaza war","Zionism","October 7 attacks"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Wikipedia has failed to fix biased edits on Israel-related pages, according to a new report by the ADL Center for Technology and Society.","The report states that 91% of one banned editor's work on six key articles remains in live text.","Details of atrocities from the October 7 attacks, including evidence of sexual violence, were removed from the 'Gaza war' page and have not been restored, the ADL claims.","The ADL alleges that biased editing has continued through subtle techniques, such as undoing other editors' changes and hedging factual claims."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The ADL Center for Technology and Society (CTS) released a report alleging that Wikipedia has not adequately addressed biased edits on articles related to Israel. The report, titled \"Damage Done: Wikipedia Leaves Biased Edits Unchecked Despite Editor Bans,\" claims that a year after the ADL exposed a coordinated campaign to inject anti-Israel narratives, much of the problematic content remains on the encyclopedia's most-read pages."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to the ADL's findings, 91% of the work by one editor, who was banned from the topic area, persists in the live text of six flagship articles, including those on 'Hamas,' 'Gaza war,' 'Zionism,' and the 'October 7 attacks.' The report specifically notes that forensic documentation of atrocities from the October 7 attacks, which included evidence of sexual violence, was removed from the 'Gaza war' page and has not been reinstated. The ADL claims that biased editing has continued through less overt methods, such as undoing other editors' changes and using hedging language to present claims."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on the extent of ongoing bias"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While the ADL report asserts that biased editing continues, Straight Arrow News reports that disinformation scholars have criticized the ADL's claims, particularly those equating criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza with antisemitism. A Wikimedia spokesperson stated that the foundation takes allegations of bias seriously and condemns antisemitism, but noted that the ADL did not ask for information that might have allayed concerns."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports below mention the specific figure of 19 accounts actively editing Israel- and Palestine-related articles, eight unsanctioned editors from the original group and 11 newly identified ones, as detailed in the ADL's report. No left-rated outlet ran this story at all."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Jewish News Syndicate","url":"https://jns.org/news/u-s-news/anti-israel-editors-using-subtler-ways-to-slander-jewish-state-on-wikipedia-adl-says","headline":"Anti-Israel editors using ‘subtler’ ways to slander Jewish state on Wikipedia, ADL says","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T16:32:52.744Z"},{"sourceName":"Jerusalem Post","url":"https://jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-911852","headline":"Wikipedia left biased edits on Israel, Hamas, and Zionism pages intact despite bans, ADL finds","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T14:50:31.496Z"},{"sourceName":"Arutz Sheva","url":"https://israelnationalnews.com/news/434661","headline":"ADL: Wikipedia fails to fix distortions on Israel, Hamas, and Oct. 7","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T12:43:53.751Z"},{"sourceName":"Straight Arrow News","url":"https://san.com/cc/wikipedia-is-accused-of-anti-israel-bias-do-the-claims-hold-up","headline":"Wikipedia is accused of anti-Israel bias. 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It also highlighted the ADL's claim that biased editing has continued through subtle techniques. The report noted the broader debate over who controls Wikipedia's narrative and the role of volunteer editors in shaping public understanding of contentious political events. It also mentioned the ADL's past disputes with Wikipedia editors who had declared the ADL an unreliable source."],"right":["The right-rated reports, including full reports from Arutz Sheva and Jewish Insider, and digests from nytimespost.com, democraticaccent.com, and Fox News, led with the ADL's central claim that Wikipedia has failed to fix biased edits on Israel-related pages. They highlighted the statistic that 91% of one banned editor's work remains on key articles and the removal of details about October 7 atrocities from the 'Gaza war' page. 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