R/The Donald: what Wikipedia removed
r/The_Donald was the pro-Trump subreddit banned by Reddit in 2020 after a documented history that included antisemitic content. In 2020 the opening said the subreddit had “a lengthy documented history of hosting conspiracy theories and content that was racist, misogynistic, islamophobic, and antisemitic.” Today the opening covers the subreddit’s founding, size and ban with no mention of antisemitic content, and antisemitism appears zero times in the opening though it survives ten times in the article. A reader today learns the subreddit was banned for harassment and targeting, and not that it had a documented history of antisemitic content.
The word “antisemitism” appeared 3 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2020. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 10. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| antisemitism | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- A navigation template listing article sections including antisemitism, dropped or restructured in the current opening.
- The sentence dating the subreddit’s creation to Trump’s 2016 campaign announcement, reworded in the current opening.
- The description of the subreddit’s documented history of racist, misogynistic, islamophobic and antisemitic content, dropped from the opening.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2020 (revision 965300362):
Subreddit in support of U.S. president Donald Trump Life and business Early life and education Business career The Trump Organization wealth tax returns Media career The Apprentice bibliography filmography Family Age and health Foundation Public image In popular culture “Trump always chickens out” Eponyms Pseudonyms SNL parodies Residences American football Golf Honors Legal affairs Indictments Sexual misconduct allegations Epstein ties Makeup Handshakes Assassination attempts NV PA perpetrator photographs FL perpetrator DC Views and ideology Trumpism Political positions Endorsements “Make America Great Again” Movement Rhetoric Nicknames Religion Racial views Antisemitism Fascism Conspiracy …
2025 (revision 1297123512):
Subreddit in support of Donald Trump r/The_Donald was a subreddit where participants created discussions and internet memes in support of U.S. president Donald Trump . Initially created in June 2015 following the announcement of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign , the community grew to over 790,000 subscribers who described themselves as ” Patriots ”. The community was banned in June 2020 for violating Reddit rules on harassment and targeting. It was ranked as one of the most active communities on Reddit in the late 2010s. Activities by members and moderators of the subreddit were controversial, and site-wide administrators took steps to prevent the subreddit from having popular content dis…
Related
Section titled “Related”- The drift report: what changed across all 61,944 watched articles
- The case file for this article, with every snapshot and every marked removal
- Who made the cuts: removals grouped by the account that made them
- The live article on Wikipedia
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