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Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points
See this LBN thread, too: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143554847
From.Wired:
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-launches-grokipedia-wikipedia-competitor/
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The Grokipedia entry for “transgender” includes two mentions of “transgenderism,” a term commonly used to denigrate trans people. The entry also refers to trans women as “biological males” who have “generated significant conflicts, primarily centered on risks to women's safety, privacy, and sex-based protections established to mitigate male-perpetrated violence.” The opening section highlights social media as a potential "contagion" that is increasing the number of trans people.
WIRED magazine’s entry in Grokipedia mentions Musk’s own criticism of the publication. “High-profile detractors, including Elon Musk in February 2025, have labeled Wired as devolving into ‘far-left wing propaganda,’ arguing it abandoned technology-focused reporting for ideologically driven narratives that normalize heavy-handed oversight of private enterprise,” the entry says. Grokipedia also claims WIRED is emblematic of the “mainstream media's systemic leftward lean.”
The entry for US president Donald Trump also includes a swipe at the media for its allegedly “left-leaning bias” in coverage of the ongoing federal government shutdown. It accuses CNN and The New York Times of “amplifying shutdown narratives that attribute blame primarily to Republicans despite bipartisan failures.” (CNN and The New York Times did not immediately respond to requests for comment.)
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Grokipedia’s suggested search terms related to Elon Musk include “Elon Musk (disambiguation)” and “Elon Musk filmography.” In comparison, when searching Grokipedia for OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, the top suggestion on Monday was “Removal of Sam Altman from OpenAI,” referring to a brief incident in 2023 when Altman was temporarily removed by OpenAI’s board of directors before returning as CEO.
The Grokipedia entry for “transgender” includes two mentions of “transgenderism,” a term commonly used to denigrate trans people. The entry also refers to trans women as “biological males” who have “generated significant conflicts, primarily centered on risks to women's safety, privacy, and sex-based protections established to mitigate male-perpetrated violence.” The opening section highlights social media as a potential "contagion" that is increasing the number of trans people.
WIRED magazine’s entry in Grokipedia mentions Musk’s own criticism of the publication. “High-profile detractors, including Elon Musk in February 2025, have labeled Wired as devolving into ‘far-left wing propaganda,’ arguing it abandoned technology-focused reporting for ideologically driven narratives that normalize heavy-handed oversight of private enterprise,” the entry says. Grokipedia also claims WIRED is emblematic of the “mainstream media's systemic leftward lean.”
The entry for US president Donald Trump also includes a swipe at the media for its allegedly “left-leaning bias” in coverage of the ongoing federal government shutdown. It accuses CNN and The New York Times of “amplifying shutdown narratives that attribute blame primarily to Republicans despite bipartisan failures.” (CNN and The New York Times did not immediately respond to requests for comment.)
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Grokipedia’s suggested search terms related to Elon Musk include “Elon Musk (disambiguation)” and “Elon Musk filmography.” In comparison, when searching Grokipedia for OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, the top suggestion on Monday was “Removal of Sam Altman from OpenAI,” referring to a brief incident in 2023 when Altman was temporarily removed by OpenAI’s board of directors before returning as CEO.
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