Virgil Griffith, a CalTech graduate student created a tool called wikiscanner that traces the IP addresses of those that edited wikipedia articles. The tool revealed that CIA modified entries about Iraq or Iran, FBI about the involvement of Iraq in the 9/11 attacks, Vatican removed a reference to a newspaper article about Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and modified several articles about Chatolic Saints. Companies and organizations, such as Amnesty International, Microsoft, Apple, Dell, Coca Cola, Wal-Mart removed criticism and sometimes added negative comments to their competitors wiki articles. Some of the most important changes were made by Diebold, the company that supplied the voting machines used in the 2000 elections in the US.
One that I found particulary funny came from Wal-Mart.
Original:
As of 2004, about 70% of the products sold in Wal-Mart stores have at least a component manufactured in [[China]].
Edited:
Eve today, though, Wal-Mart buys merchandise and services from more than 68,000 U.S suppliers and supports over 3.5 million supplier jobs in the United States.
And another one, again from Wal-Mart:
Original:
Wages at Wal-Mart are about 20% less than at other retail stores.
Edited:
The average wage at Wal-Mart is almost double the federal minimum wage (Wal-Mart).
This is from Boeing, on their C-17 Globemaster III (added to the article):
The C-17 is regarded by many people in the [[aviation]] industry as being the most advanced, capable, safest, and superior aircraft ever built in the history of [[aviation]]. The rugged design and unmatched performance and reliability has allowed the C-17 to become the most repected and beloved aircraft in the world.
You can read more about it here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6947532.stm
http://www.wired.com/politics/onlinerights/news/2007/08/wiki_tracker#
http://www.tudy.ro/2007/09/11/students-program-causes-wiki-scandal