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dgacmuyesterday at 11:58 PM1 replyview on HN

It is sometimes said that reality has a liberal bias. But it is literally the case that historians rank these two presidents at nearly opposite ends of the spectrum, and the article's tone seems to reflect that. Which isn't really an example of bias in Wikipedia - it is supposed to reflect what reliable sources say.


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stogottoday at 12:01 AM

OP’s chosen example was terrible. I’d agree with the premise, based anecdotoly but what a terrible selection of articles to prove a point. Better to link the discussion articles where the editors actively slant the articles

People become more conservative as they age, so maybe the reality quote is about the young and the young edit Wikipedia more

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