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== CIA and FBI Scandal== The CIA and FBI were exposed in 2007 for manipulating Wikipedia pages related to the Iraq war and the Guantanamo prison. This was done using the program WikiScanner, which allows users to locate the source of computers used to make changes on Wikipedia. WikiScanner was created by Virgil Griffith of the Santa Fe Institute in New Mexico. <ref name="Cnet 1">https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/cia-fbi-computers-used-for-wikipedia-edits/ CIA, FBI computers used for Wikipedia edits</ref> Other large organizations which have influenced Wikipedia include Amnesty International, Apple Inc., ExxonMobil, The Guardian, Microsoft, the National Rifle Association of America, the New York Times, the US Republican Party, the United Nations, Walmart, Disney, and the Canadian government.<ref name="Maltastar 1">https://web.archive.org/web/20071225102900/http://www.maltastar.com/pages/msFullArt.asp?an=14323 Student’s program sends PR chaos in Wiki-scandal</ref><ref name="CTVNews"> https://www.ctvnews.ca/government-computers-linked-to-wikipedia-edits-1.252825 Government computers linked to Wikipedia edits</ref>
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