Inside the Wikipedia War on Andy Ngo

Andy Ngo talks to Ashley Rindsberg about how Wikipedia shaped and distorted his public reputation. In this interview Andy explains how a high-profile 2019 attack in Portland triggered a coordinated online smear campaign, how those attacks were quickly laundered into a Wikipedia article, and why that single page still affects who will book him, who will listen, and how the public perceives his reporting.

This interview covers Wikipedia bias, edit wars, and the real-world consequences of a single Wikipedia entry. It also explores how editors, anonymous sources, and partisan outlets can weaponize Wikipedia citations so they show up first on Google and even feed AI summaries.

We discuss:
-Origins of the smear — how the 2019 Portland attack made Andy a national name and then a target.
-Coordinated media hits — how online writers and left-leaning publications published anonymous, spurious claims that were used as citations.
-Wikipedia as amplifier — the mechanics of how biased articles get written, cited, and recycled into other stories and Google/AI summaries.
-Double standards and sourcing — why Andy argues left-side opinion pieces get treated as “evidence” while other sources are discounted.

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NPOV (Neutral Point of View) is a media outlet and investigative platform dedicated to exposing covert manipulation campaigns that distort the internet’s information infrastructure. NPOV is uncovering corruption inside Wikipedia, search engines, and AI systems — the platforms now responsible for shaping reputations, influencing purchasing decisions, and guiding political discourse.

NPOV was founded in 2025 by investigative journalist Ashley Rindsberg, whose reporting has helped shape global conversations about media integrity, censorship, and narrative warfare.

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