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Is Wikipedia ‘deeply biased’? Sandi Toksvig says it is – so she’s backing a rival

The Guardian UK Monday 12 October 2026, 14:53 UTC By Stuart Heritage 1 min read

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Just 19% of the online encyclopedia’s biographies are of women. Is this because it’s edited by ‘mostly white, middle-aged, European men’, as the comedian claims?Name: Wikipedia.

Just 19% of the online encyclopedia’s biographies are of women. Is this because it’s edited by ‘mostly white, middle-aged, European men’, as the comedian claims?

Name: Wikipedia.

Age: 25.

Wikipedia (PERSON) Sandi Toksvig (PERSON) European (ORG)

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