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Is Wikipedia ‘deeply biased’? Sandi Toksvig says it is – so she’s backing a rival
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 12 Oct 2026, 14:53 UTC. The headline in use is “Is Wikipedia ‘deeply biased’? Sandi Toksvig says it is – so she’s backing a rival”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Is Wikipedia ‘deeply biased’? Sandi Toksvig says it is – so she’s backing a rival
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- The Guardian