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Fiona Hamilton (7 January 2023). "How Wikipedia is being changed to downgrade Iranian human rights atrocities". The Times. Retrieved 8 January 2023. On the MEK's English Wikipedia page over the summer a string of information describing human rights abuses by Iranian officials was deleted. The anonymous users who changed the content cited the need for "trimming" or claimed that the material was trivial.
Farid Mahoutchi (18 January 2024). "In the War for Narratives Iran's Regime Takes to Wikipedia". National Council of Resistance of Iran. Retrieved 18 January 2024. For instance, on the English language Wikipedia page for "People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran", the writing suggests that "At one point the MEK was Iran's 'largest and most active armed dissident group,' [18] and it is still sometimes presented by Western political backers as a major Iranian opposition group,[19][20][21] but it is also deeply unpopular today within Iran, largely due to its siding with Iraq in Iran–Iraq War.[22][23]" The sources of this statement, which carries a significant amount of misinformation, are articles from reputable outlets. However, it's noteworthy that the authors, who have historically expressed hostile views toward the organization, contribute to the narrative.
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