Wikipedia Editors Protect Antifa by Censoring Andy Ngo Assault, ICE Attack
Following the Antifa assault on Quillette journalist Andy Ngo in Portland and the terrorist attack on a Tacoma ICE facility, Wikipedia editors added these incidents to the Wikipedia page on Antifa, but left-wing editors removed them in just the latest case of Wikipedia editors protecting Antifa. Several editors, including an open Antifa supporter, subsequently made mocking comments about Ngo and one praised the attack on ICE.
Another violent incident reported in Newsweek last year was removed with some questioning Newsweek’s reliability. Wikipedia editors have also sought to remove mention of the FBI categorizing Antifa as engaged in terrorist activity. Some administrators, who hold more power on the site that editors, have intervened in the dispute to sanction Antifa critics.
Quillette editor and journalist Andy Ngo was attacked by Antifa activists in Portland, Oregon, at the end of June. The attackers sprayed Ngo with silly string, punched him repeatedly in the face, and threw a milkshake at him, the latter an increasingly popular form of assault being used by radical leftists against those they perceive as “far-right” figures. Ngo was subsequently
hospitalized for a brain hemorrhage resulting from the assault. He was one of several attacked that day by members of the far-left movement, who were targeting a protest by the Proud Boys.
Wikipedia editor “Wumbolo” sought to
update the Wikipedia article on Antifa to mention the assault. He then
fought with other editors over a specific claim from Portland police that the milkshakes Antifa were throwing at people contained quick-drying cement, which could cause corrosive damage to the skin. All mention of the Ngo assault was subsequently
removed by editor “Carptrash,” whose
profile page includes multiple images of himself in an anarchist shirt, one time while brandishing a blunt instrument.
When the inclusion of the incident was
brought to the discussion page of the article, several editors objected to mentioning Ngo’s assault in the article with one
claiming it wasn’t clearly tied to Antifa. Editor “Grayfell”
stated such “protests” had become “routine” and argued there was no evidence the assault on Ngo was “significant” enough to mention. Grayfell has been a regular contributor to the Antifa article,
removing mentions of violence from the page since right after it was created.
A further
discussion began on having a section for Antifa attacks on journalists citing incidents such as the violence against Ngo and Antifa
terrorizing Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s wife at their home. This suggestion was rejected by numerous editors, with editor “Tsumikiria”
claiming neither were journalists and making derisive remarks about Ngo. Tsumikiria’s
profile page shows apparent bias as the editor expresses support for Antifa “in combating fascism in both word and action.” An editor was briefly
suspended as making “personal attacks” by raising concerns about the profile page.
In a
discussion on the cement milkshake allegations, “Tsumikiria” at one point
dismissedthe claims by mockingly stating, “I can link to blue checkmarks saying that the white particles on poor Andy’s face are nothing but coconut shaves.” Self-proclaimed socialist editor
Simonm223 also derisively
commented on Ngo, falsely attributing the cement claims to him and stated it was “nonsensical chatter from a blogger who got upset he got ID’d for his contributions to a racist blog.”
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