# A Matter of Facts: Wikipedia co-founder on freedom of speech vs disinformation

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Podcast: [Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald](https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-roaming-with-geraldine-doogue-and-hamish-macdonald-6755533)
Published: 2026-04-13T01:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/global-roaming/a-matter-of-facts-freedom-of-speech-disinformation-jimmy-wales/106493910
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Duration seconds: 1743

## Resource

Is Wikipedia a relic of a more utopian version of the internet? Or is it the citizen-led antidote that we need? In the final episode of Global Roaming's Matter of Facts mini-series, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales joins Hamish and Geraldine to discuss how much we should value freedom of speech over stifling active disinformation. This episode is part of a companion series to Hamish's three-part TV documentary, The Matter of Facts . Guest: Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia and author of The Seven Rules of Trust . Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au Find all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.

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