Overview

• Oversight Chair James Comer and Subcommittee Chair Nancy Mace sent an Aug. 27 letter to Wikimedia CEO Maryana Iskander opening a formal inquiry.
• The request seeks documents on possible nation‑state coordination, campus‑originated schemes, Arbitration Committee records, neutrality policies, and cases of alleged misconduct by volunteer editors.
• The letter cites an ADL analysis reporting roughly 30 editors acted in a coordinated way on Israel‑Palestine pages to amplify criticism of Israel and minimize negative information about Palestinians.
• Lawmakers also reference an Atlantic Council report describing a Kremlin‑linked 'Pravda Network' placing pro‑Russian narratives across 1,672 pages in 44 languages, with potential effects on AI training.
• The Wikimedia Foundation said it is reviewing the request and welcomed the opportunity to address the committee’s questions about safeguarding information integrity.