WikiScanner (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "WikiScanner" in English language version.

Last modified: 22:16:04, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

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2216web.archive.org

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83virgil.gr

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42wired.com

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33abc.net.au

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32nytimes.com

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32bbc.co.uk

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31reuters.com

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21digitalmedianet.com

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11caltech.edu

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11belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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11vatlib.it

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11timesonline.co.uk

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11maltastar.com

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11ctvnews.ca

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11smh.com.au

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11theage.com.au

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11boston.com

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11independent.co.uk

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11cnn.com

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11cbc.ca

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11michaelgeist.ca

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11technewsworld.com

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11theglobeandmail.com

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abc.net.au (Global: 120^th place; English: 70^th place)

"PM 'not behind Wikipedia edits'". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2007.
"PM's Dept denies making Wikipedia changes". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original on November 2, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2007.
"Defence blocks staff's Wikipedia access". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2007.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

news.bbc.co.uk

Fildes, Jonathan (August 15, 2007). "Wikipedia 'shows CIA page edits'". BBC. Retrieved August 16, 2007.

bbc.co.uk

Clifton, Pete (August 16, 2007). "Wikipedia edits". BBC. Retrieved August 16, 2007.

belfasttelegraph.co.uk (Global: 1,066^th place; English: 557^th place)

"Did Vatican alter Wikipedia info on Adams?". Belfast Telegraph. August 16, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2009.

boston.com (Global: 468^th place; English: 271^st place)

archive.boston.com

"Behind the e-curtain". The Boston Globe. August 26, 2007. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011.

caltech.edu (Global: 240^th place; English: 473^rd place)

katrina.cs.caltech.edu

"WikiScanner2 Preview^New!". Archived from the original on September 22, 2010.
Accessibility of WikiScanner can be checked on the web page Archived April 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

cbc.ca (Global: 110^th place; English: 65^th place)

Nowak, Peter (June 4, 2008). "Government buffing Prentice's Wikipedia entry". Canada: CBC News. Retrieved June 4, 2008.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

money.cnn.com

"101 Dumbest Moments in Business - 96. WikiScanner". Fortune. December 17, 2007. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 18, 2007.

ctvnews.ca (Global: 779^th place; English: 408^th place)

"Government computers linked to Wikipedia edits". CTV. August 16, 2007. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2007.

digitalmedianet.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

creativemac.digitalmedianet.com

"New online tool unmasks Wikipedia edits". Associated Press. August 15, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2007.

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; English: 29^th place)

news.independent.co.uk

Verkaik, Robert (August 18, 2007). "Wikipedia and the art of censorship". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on January 9, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2012.

maltastar.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Student's program sends PR chaos in Wiki-scandal". Maltastar.com. August 16, 2007. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2007.

michaelgeist.ca (Global: low place; English: low place)

Geist, Michael. "Prentice's Staff Scrubbing Copyright Controversy From Wikipedia Entry". michaelgeist.ca. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2008.

news.com.au (Global: 456^th place; English: 254^th place)

"PM's staff edit Wikipedia entries". The Advertiser. August 24, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2007.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Biuso, Emily (December 9, 2007). "Wikiscanning". The New York Times. Retrieved December 9, 2007. When Virgil Griffith, a 24-year-old hacker, heard reports that Congressional staff members had been caught altering Wikipedia for the benefit of their boss, he got to thinking of all the other kinds of spin occurring on the site.
Hafner, Katie (August 19, 2007). "Seeing Corporate Fingerprints in Wikipedia Edits". The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2007.

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

"CIA and FBI computers used for Wikipedia edits". Reuters. August 16, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2023.

smh.com.au (Global: 154^th place; English: 94^th place)

"PM's staff edited Wikipedia". Sydney Morning Herald. August 24, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2007.

technewsworld.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Noyes, Katherine (August 15, 2007). "New Tool Outs Would-Be Wikipedia Tricksters". TechNewsWorld. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2007.

theage.com.au (Global: 451^st place; English: 240^th place)

Moses, Asher (August 24, 2007). "Government caught Wiki-watching". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved August 25, 2007.

theglobeandmail.com (Global: 336^th place; English: 179^th place)

Cheadle, Bruce (June 6, 2008). "Copyright rewrite war rages on Prentice Wikipedia page". The Globe and Mail. Ottawa. The Canadian Press. Retrieved October 9, 2010.

timesonline.co.uk (Global: 437^th place; English: 317^th place)

business.timesonline.co.uk

Blakely, Rhys. "Exposed: guess who has been polishing their Wikipedia entries?". The Times. Archived from the original on May 17, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2011.

vatlib.it (Global: low place; English: low place)

vaticanlibrary.vatlib.it

"Rules for Readers in the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana" (PDF). Vatican Library. September 15, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007.

virgil.gr (Global: low place; English: low place)

virgil.gr

Griffith, Virgil. "WikiScanner FAQ". Archived from the original on August 30, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
"Virgil Griffith's WikiScanner Page". Archived from the original on March 14, 2016.

wikiscanner.virgil.gr

"WikiScanner2 Preview^New!". Archived from the original on September 22, 2010.
Accessibility of WikiScanner can be checked on the web page Archived April 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Griffith, Virgil. "WikiScanner FAQ". Archived from the original on August 30, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
"WikiScanner2 Preview^New!". Archived from the original on September 22, 2010.
Accessibility of WikiScanner can be checked on the web page Archived April 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
"Virgil Griffith's WikiScanner Page". Archived from the original on March 14, 2016.
"Rules for Readers in the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana" (PDF). Vatican Library. September 15, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007.
Blakely, Rhys. "Exposed: guess who has been polishing their Wikipedia entries?". The Times. Archived from the original on May 17, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
"New online tool unmasks Wikipedia edits". Associated Press. August 15, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2007.
"Student's program sends PR chaos in Wiki-scandal". Maltastar.com. August 16, 2007. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2007.
"Government computers linked to Wikipedia edits". CTV. August 16, 2007. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2007.
"PM 'not behind Wikipedia edits'". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2007.
"PM's Dept denies making Wikipedia changes". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original on November 2, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2007.
"Defence blocks staff's Wikipedia access". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2007.
"Behind the e-curtain". The Boston Globe. August 26, 2007. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011.
Verkaik, Robert (August 18, 2007). "Wikipedia and the art of censorship". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on January 9, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
"101 Dumbest Moments in Business - 96. WikiScanner". Fortune. December 17, 2007. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 18, 2007.
Geist, Michael. "Prentice's Staff Scrubbing Copyright Controversy From Wikipedia Entry". michaelgeist.ca. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2008.
Noyes, Katherine (August 15, 2007). "New Tool Outs Would-Be Wikipedia Tricksters". TechNewsWorld. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2007.

wired.com (Global: 254^th place; English: 178^th place)

wired.com

Borland, John (August 14, 2007). "See Who's Editing Wikipedia - Diebold, the CIA, a Campaign". Wired. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

blog.wired.com

Poulsen, Kevin (August 13, 2007). "Vote On the Most Shameful Wikipedia Spin Jobs". Wired blogs. Retrieved August 17, 2007.

WikiScanner (English Wikipedia)

abc.net.au (Global: 120th place; English: 70th place)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11th place; English: 10th place)

news.bbc.co.uk

bbc.co.uk

belfasttelegraph.co.uk (Global: 1,066th place; English: 557th place)

boston.com (Global: 468th place; English: 271st place)

archive.boston.com

caltech.edu (Global: 240th place; English: 473rd place)

katrina.cs.caltech.edu

cbc.ca (Global: 110th place; English: 65th place)

cnn.com (Global: 36th place; English: 26th place)

money.cnn.com

ctvnews.ca (Global: 779th place; English: 408th place)

digitalmedianet.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

creativemac.digitalmedianet.com

independent.co.uk (Global: 46th place; English: 29th place)

news.independent.co.uk

maltastar.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

michaelgeist.ca (Global: low place; English: low place)

news.com.au (Global: 456th place; English: 254th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; English: 7th place)

reuters.com (Global: 38th place; English: 30th place)

smh.com.au (Global: 154th place; English: 94th place)

technewsworld.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

theage.com.au (Global: 451st place; English: 240th place)

theglobeandmail.com (Global: 336th place; English: 179th place)

timesonline.co.uk (Global: 437th place; English: 317th place)

business.timesonline.co.uk

vatlib.it (Global: low place; English: low place)

vaticanlibrary.vatlib.it

virgil.gr (Global: low place; English: low place)

virgil.gr

wikiscanner.virgil.gr

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

wired.com (Global: 254th place; English: 178th place)

wired.com

blog.wired.com

abc.net.au (Global: 120^th place; English: 70^th place)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

belfasttelegraph.co.uk (Global: 1,066^th place; English: 557^th place)

boston.com (Global: 468^th place; English: 271^st place)

caltech.edu (Global: 240^th place; English: 473^rd place)

cbc.ca (Global: 110^th place; English: 65^th place)

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

ctvnews.ca (Global: 779^th place; English: 408^th place)

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; English: 29^th place)

news.com.au (Global: 456^th place; English: 254^th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

smh.com.au (Global: 154^th place; English: 94^th place)

theage.com.au (Global: 451^st place; English: 240^th place)

theglobeandmail.com (Global: 336^th place; English: 179^th place)

timesonline.co.uk (Global: 437^th place; English: 317^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

wired.com (Global: 254^th place; English: 178^th place)