\nDaily Mail<\/a>
\nAugust 4, 2013<\/p>\n
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- The editor’s IP address was tracked back to the US Senate<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n
- The edit was made one day after Edward Snowden was granted political asylum in Russia<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
A member of the US Senate was caught this week trying to make a rather conspicuous edit to Edward Snowden\u2019s Wikipedia page .<\/p>\n
In a move sure to grind the gears of conspiracy theorists everywhere, a member of the US Senate recently edited Snowden\u2019s Wikipedia page from describing him as a \u2018dissident\u2019 to a traitor, according to the entry\u2019s changelog. The user\u2019s IP address was quickly traced back to the US Senate.<\/p>\n
It is not clear if the person is an active Senator, a staffer or an intern, but the change certainly came from the Senate.<\/p>\n
A member of the US Senate was caught this week trying to make a rather conspicuous edit to Edward Snowden’s Wikipedia page .
\n<\/span><\/p>\nIn a move sure to grind the gears of conspiracy theorists everywhere, a member of the US Senate recently edited Snowden\u2019s Wikipedia page from describing him as a \u2018dissident\u2019 to a traitor, according to the entry\u2019s changelog. The user\u2019s IP address was quickly traced back to the US Senate.<\/span><\/p>\n
It is not clear if the person is an active Senator, a staffer or an intern, but the change certainly came from the Senate.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\n![\"Change\"](\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2013\/08\/04\/article-0-1B2331F6000005DC-65_306x296.jpg\")
<\/div>\n![\"Change\"](\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2013\/08\/04\/article-0-1B2331FA000005DC-339_306x296.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nTell us how you really feel: An editor with an IP address traced back to the US Senate attempted to change Edward Snowden’s wikipedia entry to call him a ‘traitor’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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First noticed by Wikipedia watchdog <\/span>Wikipediocracy<\/span><\/a><\/b>, the<\/span> change is not the first made by that user, but is the first malicious act, according to the IP address’ Wikipedia <\/span>activity log<\/span><\/a><\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe <\/span>attempted edit<\/span><\/a><\/b>,<\/span> made August 2, <\/span>was <\/span>rejected by a moderator<\/span><\/a><\/b> on the grounds it \u2018seemed less than neutral,\u2019 according to the posted rejection, which also listed the IP address and showed it was registered to the US Senate.<\/span><\/p>\n
- The edit was made one day after Edward Snowden was granted political asylum in Russia<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n