Archive · 17 Jan 2026

UK PM's PR Firm Accused of 'Wikilaundering'

UK PM's PR Firm Accused of 'Wikilaundering'

A PR firm called Portland Communications, which was started by the UK Prime Minister’s communications chief, is being accused of changing Wikipedia pages to make their clients look better.

They are said to have removed bad news and added good things about their clients, which is against Wikipedia’s rules.

The firm is linked to people who get paid to edit Wikipedia in this way.

Some of their clients are very rich and powerful people, like those from Qatar.

Wikipedia allows anyone to edit pages, but there are rules to stop people from cheating.

The firm has been caught doing this before and now uses middlemen to hide their actions.

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