Brexit: Someone changed the Wikipedia text on the 1975 referendum that got the UK into the EU in an apparent attempt to suit the Wiki to talking points being repeated constantly on /r/worldnews

47  2016-12-26 by [deleted]

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Archiving all of this for bookmarks.

EDIT!!!!

https://archive.is/4gZOo

http://web.archive.org/web/20161226203213/https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/5keaxs/brexit_someone_changed_the_wikipedia_text_on_the/dbnjy2a/

https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/5keaxs/brexit_someone_changed_the_wikipedia_text_on_the/

https://archive.is/xKtI4

http://web.archive.org/web/20161226203755/https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/5keaxs/brexit_someone_changed_the_wikipedia_text_on_the/


Someone changed the reference to the fact that the referendum which got the UK into the EU was non-binding just like the 2016 referendum. They changed the narrative to match that which you'll find on all threads on the subject on /r/worldnews :

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_Kingdom_European_Communities_membership_referendum,_1975&action=history

https://archive.is/di2rW

The main talking point on the Remain camp is that this referendum is non-binding and that the UK doesn't have to actually carry out the result of the vote.

What made me check the Wikipedia edit history was this comment where he stated something different from the text I recall from Wikipedia from yesterday: https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbn8zoi/?context=3

The text was just there yesterday and then several users kept replying to me saying the referendum is non-binding, simply because I said Brexit went against banking interests.

Call me nuts but I think a redditor changed Wikipedia to reinforce their talking point.

Check this out, same talking point repeated over and over and over ("referendum is non binding"):

https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbn3dgh/?context=3

http://web.archive.org/web/20161226201445/https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbn3dgh/?context=3

https://archive.is/DExkx

https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbmzt0p/?context=3

https://archive.is/ljPZ2

http://web.archive.org/web/20161226201756/https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbmzt0p/?context=3

https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbmpmrk/?context=3

https://archive.is/8crI0

http://web.archive.org/web/20161226201855/https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbmpmrk/?context=3

https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbmoh85/?context=3

https://archive.is/KlIgG

http://web.archive.org/web/20161226202013/https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbmoh85/?context=3

Also check this, this guy said there were two referendums in 1974. There was only one. After this, the Wikipedia page got changed:

https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbmo4o8/?context=3

https://archive.is/27Cta

http://web.archive.org/web/20161226202119/https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbmo4o8/?context=3

https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbmnig9/?context=3

https://archive.is/eATAN

http://web.archive.org/web/20161226202234/https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbmnig9/?context=3

https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbmmlsq/?context=3

https://archive.is/p4aIq

http://web.archive.org/web/20161226202348/https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbmmlsq/?context=3

https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbmkslg/?context=3

https://archive.is/uYKHx

http://web.archive.org/web/20161226202453/https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbmkslg/?context=3

"People are dumb:" https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbmm83t/?context=3

https://archive.is/WoF3V

http://web.archive.org/web/20161226202603/https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbmm83t/?context=3

"Brexit = Hitler" : https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbmlj4u/?context=3

https://archive.is/LmBOh

http://web.archive.org/web/20161226202700/https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbmlj4u/?context=3

Also "Brexit voters are dumb they all regret their vote": Will just post one but this is also all over the place:

https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbn9grv/?context=3

https://archive.is/IYyIx

http://web.archive.org/web/20161226202820/https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbn9grv/?context=3

Again: https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbn9ppt/?context=3

https://archive.is/MQtGX

http://web.archive.org/web/20161226202951/https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5k8rw8/brexit_theresa_may_hints_britain_will_still_pay/dbn9ppt/?context=3

Same talking points, repeated over and over and over....

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This site is rampant with propaganda. All the major subs have it. No discussion can be had without them being politically charged.

https://archive.is/di2rW

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_Kingdom_European_Communities_membership_referendum,_1975&action=history

I can't archive the revision history page using the way back machine but I can archive the wiki pages..

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