Wikipedia Founder Tells Tucker The CIA Runs Wikipedia! | Jimmy Dore 10/4/25

Wikipedia Founder Tells Tucker The CIA Runs Wikipedia! - Summary:

- 0:18-0:43 - Larry Sanger, Wikipedia co-founder, appears on Tucker Carlson revealing that the CIA and intelligence communities are actively editing Wikipedia, claiming the site has "slid into leftist propaganda"

- 0:43-1:06 - Virgil Griffith's 2006-2007 research tool "Wiki Scanner" exposed Wikipedia edits coming from Langley (CIA headquarters) by tracking IP addresses of editors

- 1:32-1:49 - Sanger describes Wikipedia as an "intelligence dream come true" - a "one-stop shop" where agencies can manipulate public opinion by controlling what people believe

- 1:54-2:17 - Jimmy Dore explains he cannot edit his own Wikipedia page, with corrections and counterarguments immediately removed, particularly for anti-war and anti-establishment figures

- 3:08-4:07 - Tucker searches Wikipedia's "perennial sources" blacklist live on air, revealing approved sources (New York Times, CNN, GLAAD, Mother Jones) versus blacklisted ones (Breitbart, Daily Caller, Fox News, New York Post, Federalist)

- 4:44-5:59 - Additional blacklisted sources include Daily Mail, LifeSite News, Sputnik, and The Unz Review, while TV Guide gets approval. Interestingly, ADL is restricted for reporting on Arab-Israeli conflict

- 8:00-9:02 - Elon Musk announces "Grokpedia" as alternative to Wikipedia, with David Sacks claiming Wikipedia is "hopelessly biased" and maintained by "left-wing activists"

- 9:13-9:31 - Jimmy Dore suggests Grokpedia will likely still be CIA-controlled: "owned by a different office in the same National Security Agency building"

- 12:19-12:59 - Steven Pruit, a US federal government contractor, has made over 6 million edits and written 35,000+ articles - responsible for one-third of all English Wikipedia articles

- 13:32-14:27 - Israeli Zionist groups (Yesha Council and "My Israel" movement) launched Wikipedia editing courses in 2010 to "rewrite and reverse" disputed pages

- 14:30-15:25 - Conservative Israeli think tank Kohelet operated at least five fake Wikipedia accounts to secretly influence articles about judicial overhaul and contentious issues

- 15:47-16:47 - 13-year-old video shows future Israeli PM Naftali Bennett discussing training sessions to ensure Wikipedia content about Gaza flotilla and other topics is "balanced and Zionist in nature"

- 17:40-18:48 - Jimmy concludes Wikipedia is "good unless it comes to anything controversial or anti-establishment" - unreliable on war, COVID, or protesters, but fine for non-political topics

- 18:48-19:02 - Despite skepticism about billionaires, Jimmy supports Musk's Wikipedia alternative, noting Twitter/X is "a thousand times better than Facebook or Instagram"
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Original Source Attribution:

'Wikipedia Founder Tells Tucker The CIA Runs Wikipedia!' | The Jimmy Dore Show | Oct 4, 2025 | https://youtu.be/-6MNbMmvyMw?si=ebPY6LIu5hM401sZ

During an interview with Tucker Carlson, Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger pointed out that intelligence agencies like the CIA manipulate Wikipedia content for propaganda purposes. Jimmy discusses how anti-establishment or anti-war figures are unable to edit their own pages while establishment-friendly outlets such as The New York Times and CNN are approved as reliable sources.

The segment also explores evidence of organized efforts by Israeli groups and Zionist organizations to influence Wikipedia’s coverage of Middle East issues. Jimmy concludes by mocking billionaire Elon Musk’s plan to create “Grokipedia” as a supposed free-speech alternative, expressing skepticism toward both corporate and government control over online information.
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