# Wikipedia The free, volunteer-edited online encyclopedia launched in 2001 by [[Jimmy Wales]] and Larry Sanger, hosted by the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]. The most-visited reference site in the world, Wikipedia has become a front in the culture war: the right, led by [[Elon Musk]], attacks it as "woke" and biased, the Heritage Foundation has floated plans to identify pseudonymous editors, and Musk's [[Grokipedia]] launched in 2025 as an AI-generated competitor. > [!note] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to support the [[Wikipedia Timeline]]. Expand with the editorial model, the reliable-sources fights, and the Musk-era attacks.