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"In Ukraine, Nationalists Gain Influence – and Scrutiny". Reuters. 7 March 2014. On Tuesday [4 March 2014] the group called for supporters to patrol Wikipedia. In a posting on Vkontakte, the Russian equivalent of Facebook, Right Sector wrote: 'We appeal to people who can make changes to Wikipedia. In the English version (with Russian worse) Right Sector is depicted as an organization that has a fascist and neo-Nazi views, with appropriate consequences. If you have an opportunity - correct this misunderstanding.'
According to Wikipedia's logs, on Monday the Right Sector entry described the party as having 'borderline fascist or neo-fascist views.' On Tuesday the page was modified 174 times, including changes to describe Right Sector as an 'organization to protect demonstrators' and a 'youth patriot organization.'
After the intervention of Wikipedia administrators, the page was locked and reverted to saying that Right Sector was 'described by major Western newspapers as having far right or neo-fascist views.'