Snowden Wikipedia page edited to label him a "traitor" from Senate computer

#1

Post by _bfhp » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 2:13 AM UTC

diff in question: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_Snowden&diff=566904988&oldid=566903734

screenshot of both diff and above-linked user page as of now: http://i.imgur.com/I6HlpPX.png

Snowden Wikipedia page edited to label him a "traitor" from Senate computer
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#2

Post by _bfhp » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 2:15 AM UTC

diff in question: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_Snowden&di...

screenshot of both diff and above-linked user page as of now: http://i.imgur.com/I6HlpPX.png

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#3

Post by singularity0 » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 2:24 AM UTC

Why is this newsworthy? Several senators have already issued public statements labeling him a traitor.

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#4

Post by _bfhp » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 2:25 AM UTC

_bfhp wrote: post #2

diff in question: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_Snowden&di... screenshot of both diff and above-linked user page as of now: http://i.imgur.com/I6HlpPX.png

Personally my money is on the obvious explanation, i.e. that a bored/edgy staffer did this with full knowledge that people would notice. Prank or not, pretty great catch, which I can't credit myself for: https://twitter.com/TimKarr/status/363475470332854272

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 2:25 AM UTC

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#6

Post by Eduard » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 2:27 AM UTC

singularity0 wrote: post #3

Why is this newsworthy? Several senators have already issued public statements labeling him a traitor.

may you tell us your IP address?

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#7

Post by _bfhp » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 2:27 AM UTC

singularity0 wrote: post #3

Why is this newsworthy? Several senators have already issued public statements labeling him a traitor.

They didn't deface Wikipedia to claim it, though. I doubt it's Peter King having a (particularly) bad night, but we all can dream

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#8

Post by 9ac345a5509a » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 2:27 AM UTC

There is no evidence that this is a Senator or anyone in a position of power. It is more likely that it is just a bored intern.

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#9

Post by ww520 » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 2:28 AM UTC

May be NSA can figure out who did it.

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#10

Post by FrankenPC » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 2:29 AM UTC

How ironic! I'd label all the current politicians traitors as well!