The exhibition Manipulated History displays side-by-side article...
Shlomit Lir@shlomitlir
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Nov 27, 2025
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The exhibition Manipulated History displays side-by-side article screenshots to show how key historical entries about Israel were altered, revealing omissions, additions, and biases that undermine neutrality and distort truth.
Here is a synopsis of its catalogue.
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Here is a synopsis of its catalogue.
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Wikipedia, once committed to neutrality, now hosts biased edits that rewrite history.
By erasing context and reframing narratives, it undermines truth and chips away at Israel’s right to exist.
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By erasing context and reframing narratives, it undermines truth and chips away at Israel’s right to exist.
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Wikipedia’s entry on Zionism has been rewritten to erase Jewish heritage and portray it as “colonization,” undermining Israel’s right to exist.
This distortion severs Zionism from its cultural and historical roots, replacing heritage with ideology.
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This distortion severs Zionism from its cultural and historical roots, replacing heritage with ideology.
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One of Wikipedia's most biased sentences falsely claims Zionists aimed to create a Jewish state in Palestine with maximum land and Jews, and minimal Palestinian Arabs.
Shockingly, this blunt lie by a topic-banned user is protected from correction until 2026.
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Shockingly, this blunt lie by a topic-banned user is protected from correction until 2026.
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Statistics show that the editors behind Wikipedia article on Zionism include key members of the “Gang of 40,” a group of anti-Zionist, pro-Hamas biased editors that @AshleyRindsberg, @bandlersbanter, @WikiBias2024 and @ADL wrote about.
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Eric Mechoulan, an ENS alum with a Ph.D. in history and visiting professor at the University of Paris-Dauphine, critiques Wikipedia's Zionism article for misleading framing, arguing biased wording distorts its origins and goals.
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Edits to the Jerusalem Wikipedia page reveal how language and structure were manipulated over time, downplaying Israel’s capital status, erasing context, and inserting distortions that subvert neutrality.
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The edits to Wikipedia’s History of Israel page show how references to the Jewish people’s ancient connection to the land were erased, replaced with a vague regional narrative that blurs Israel’s identity and distorts historical truth.
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The 1948 Palestine War page on Wikipedia was split and reframed to promote a one-sided narrative, with edits by banned and biased editors turning a single historical event into multiple slanted articles: an example of Wikipedia misused as a propaganda tool.
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Wikipedia's entry on the Mujahideen Brigades reveals how language manipulation reshapes reality.
In 2024, they were identified as a militant group waging armed warfare and launching rocket attacks against Israel; by 2025, they were reframed as a Palestinian “movement.”
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In 2024, they were identified as a militant group waging armed warfare and launching rocket attacks against Israel; by 2025, they were reframed as a Palestinian “movement.”
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