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US attorney for DC accuses Wikipedia of ‘propaganda’, threatens non-profit status

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US attorney for DC accuses Wikipedia of ‘propaganda’, threatens non-profit status

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News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days ago

'Spreading propaganda': Trump administration targets Wikipedia

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Ed Martin accused Wikipedia of allowing foreign actors to manipulate information.

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You can download the entire thing. Anyone can. I have a copy from earlier this year.

https://youtu.be/N1aQX9HO8-4

Use Kiwix if you want to use it offline.
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  How big of a hard drive do you need to download the entire wiki site?

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