Subscribe to Heretics Clips for fearless, evidence-led interviews that challenge the gatekeepers: https://www.youtube.com/@hereticsclips/videos Is Wikipedia a neutral encyclopedia—or an information chokepoint where inconvenient stories vanish? In this explosive Heretics conversation, journalist and author Ashley Rindsberg joins Andrew Gold to examine what he argues was a coordinated effort to downplay or delete coverage of Iryna Zarutska’s murder on Wikipedia. Rindsberg lifts the lid on how editorial “consensus” is manufactured, how reliable-sources lists can be used to sideline reporting, and why these behind-the-scenes battles matter far beyond one page. Inside the interview, Ashley breaks down the mechanics of narrative control he sees at work: 👉 Talk-page pile-ons and speedy reverts that make contested facts look “settled.” 👉 Deletionism and notability debates that can bury emerging stories before they’re widely reported. 👉 Source deprecation/whitelisting that privileges some outlets while blacklisting others—shaping what counts as “truth.” 👉 How Wikipedia bias can cascade into Google, classrooms, and even AI training data, hard-coding a slanted version of events into the information ecosystem. Andrew’s calm, forensic questioning keeps the focus on receipts, process, and accountability: diffs, noticeboard threads, policy loopholes, and the incentives surrounding a billion-dollar world of PR laundering and paid editing. Rindsberg argues that once an editorial line hardens on Wikipedia, it propagates everywhere—from search snippets to knowledge panels—creating a reputational reality that is extremely difficult to challenge. Whether you see Wikipedia as a public good in need of reform or a captured system, this conversation gives you practical tools to verify before you believe: reading talk pages, comparing page histories, checking for templated warnings, and triangulating sources beyond the encyclopedia. If you’ve ever trusted a Wikipedia summary—or wondered why a story you know is missing—this episode will change how you read the web. Editorial note: The discussion presents Ashley Rindsberg’s analysis and opinions for public-interest debate. Watch the full podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFrfxjb_Iw0&t=1949s #AshleyRindsberg #Wikipedia #IrynaZarutska #Censorship #Heretics #AndrewGold #MediaBias #ReliableSources #Deletionism #InformationIntegrity #SearchBias #AITrainingData #FreeSpeech #Disinformation