Accused of Islamophobia, conspiracy theories and climate skepticism, Le Point declares war on Wikipedia
STORY - In recent days, the American online encyclopedia, which is powered by volunteer contributors, has considered that the magazine "is not a reliable source". Upset, the latter accuses it in return of being a "slander machine" and has sent it a formal notice.
The atmosphere has been tense for a week between the newspaper Le Point and the website Wikipedia . In recent days, the one that defines itself as "the free encyclopedia" has repeatedly updated its information concerning the magazine, calling it an "Islamophobic" newspaper, a "sounding board for ecological denial" , giving voice to voices "from the hard right and the conspiracy movement" or even to those close to the "neo-fascist extreme right" . Enough to make the editorial staff jump, who did not let it go, by sending a formal notice to the American company.
It all started on Tuesday, February 18, when the weekly newspaper directed by Etienne Gernelle published an article entitled: "Wikipedia against Le Point: how the "free encyclopedia" became a smear machine" . We learned that the newspaper was "the subject of a smear campaign led by anonymous activists on Wikipedia" . "You only have to consult the Wikipedia page of Le Point to understand...
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