2017.11.02 Questioning the Russian Hacker Narrative

When an AP report mentioned that Russians were hacking anyone who opposed Russian interest (not just Hillary Clinton), it started a discussion over purging anything that didn't fit the "Russians hacked 2016 election because they wanted Trump to win" narrative. An editor that objected to censoring counter-points was attacked and banned for trying to defend a little balance.

📚 References https://apnews.com/3bca5267d4544508bb523fa0db462cb2 https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/02/01/five-of-the-best-examples-of-left-wing-bias-on-wikipedia-in-2017/ Discussion and purge: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections&diff=prev&oldid=809288218 https://extranewsfeed.com/wikipedia-editors-implement-purge-of-sources-critical-of-russia-hacking-allegations-71fac8299c2b https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections&diff=prev&oldid=809870234 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement&diff=prev&oldid=811247924