The Fake Accounts Whitewashing Oligarchs’ Wikipedia Pages
An investigation by Wikipedia’s community-run newspaper reveals that up to 50 fake accounts linked to PR firms have edited the articles of Russian oligarchs, some of them with close ties to President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin shaking hands with Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, in 2018.Credit: SPUTNIK/REUTERS
Is Oleg Deripaska an oligarch or a business magnate? Was Alisher Usmanov ever convicted of a crime?
A recent investigation by Wikipedia’s community-run newspaper suggests that a number of oligarchs linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin hired PR firms that, among their “reputation management” services, whitewashed their clients’ Wikipedia articles, thus deciding the questions above.
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