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# A profile of Bernadette Meehan, a US diplomat who became Wikimedia Foundation CEO in January, as Wikipedia faces threats from MAGA, AI, and foreign autocrats (Tiffany Hsu/New York Times)

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**Published:** July 7, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.techmeme.com/260706/p39#a260706p39  

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## Overview

Tiffany Hsu / New York Times: A profile of Bernadette Meehan, a US diplomat who became Wikimedia Foundation CEO in January, as Wikipedia faces threats from MAGA, AI, and foreign autocrats &mdash; Wikipedia is in peril. &mdash; In a world where trust in truth is crumbling, the grande dame of collective online fact-gathering is under threat on every front.

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