Screen grab of Russian Wikipedia page translated into English using a Web browser. Original text indicates it was a terroist group (left), edit shows it reads it was Ukrainian military (right).The Russian government has reportedly been trying to tamper with the Wikipedia page relating to the Malaysian Airlines MH17 flight tragedy.
A Twitter bot that keeps watch on Wikipedia pages edited by Moscow spotted major changes to an entry about the crash.
A Russian language page originally said that the plane was “shot down by terrorists of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic.”
The edits to the Wikipedia page were made from within a Russian government location.This was subsequently changed to was “shot down by Ukrainian soldiers.”
The edit was discovered by an automated Twitter account @RUGoveEdits, which keeps an eye on changes to Wikipedia made by the Russian government, reports The Telegraph.
So far, the Russian government has denied any responsibility for the crash that left 298 people dead.
Despite many pointing the finger at the Russian-backed rebels, Moscow said Ukraine bears “responsibility” for the tragedy.
President Obama said the passenger plane, flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile.
