KeyWiki

KeyWiki
Logo of KeyWiki.
Front page of KeyWiki.
Type	Conspiracy theory propaganda, doxxing forum
Available in	English
Founded	2009
Founder	Trevor Loudon
Espoused ideology	Far-right politics Anti-communism
URL	keywiki.org

KeyWiki is an anti-communist conspiracy website known for doxxing left-wing activists across the globe. Created by New Zealand far-right Scientologist, conspiracy theorist, and white supremacist Trevor Loudon in 2009, KeyWiki is a project which claims to "expose covert politics on both sides of the political spectrum" but in reality serves as a database of left-wing activists to be used by the far-right for various potentially malicious purposes. Despite claiming to promote "liberty and freedom through the free and open sharing of information", would-be KeyWiki contributors must first be vetted to ensure ideological consistency with Loudon. Furthermore, on this hypocrisy, KeyWiki stresses that: "All content on KeyWiki is automatically copyrighted under the Berne Convention".

Contributors and users

The website has very few users: 64 in total, of which 46 are now blocked. Of the remaining 18, only two are classed as "active", meaning they have made an edit in the last 30 days. However, Loudon appears to create and edit the vast majority of KeyWiki entries himself, according to edit histories, which are made public by default by KeyWiki's MediaWiki software. This shows an obsessive tendency which is consistent with the psychology of conspiracy theories. As of time of writing the website has been viewed over 4 million times, contains 85,000 pages of content, and nearly 600,000 page edits.

Concerns

Malicious potential

Such a detailed and searchable compilation of information and images on people engaged in political activity creates obvious and justifiable concern for those people. The website provides a convenient tool for someone with hostile intentions to potentially target specific individuals based on their political beliefs. Loudon has himself expressed that he wants to identify "every single one we can" in reference to the growth of the Democratic Socialists of America. The implication of this is that anyone involved in political activity on the left could find themselves exposed and potentially vulnerable to attack.

True intentions

The website makes claims implying impartiality and claiming non-partisanship and states their purpose to be about informing voters. This is nonsense clear as day. "We believe that the more informed we are as voters, the better our government becomes. KeyWiki isn't a part of any political party and we don't support candidates. We're simply a community of users dedicated to helping readers understand who's who in the American political system and the organizations that support it." If you take the claim that the website exists to help American voters make better choices at face value then we can conclude that the website does not do the job it claims it exists to do very well. The page on Donald Trump contains 1,710 words, 1,546 of which are under the heading "Alleged Russian propaganda support" and taken from a Politico article. This leaves only 164 words which make up a very short biography. Contrast this to the page on Jeremy Corbyn who "American voters" cannot vote for, yet has a page containing 8,415 words. Surely a website that really wanted to keep voters informed would include more information on one of the most likely candidates for the next US election instead of a British MP? And they claim to be "bipartisan". It takes very little effort to "expose" the true purpose of the website that promises to "expose".

See also

• Conservapedia
• Metapedia
• InfoWars

External links

• "Keywiki, or Be Careful How You Organize" on r/socialism