Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales storms out of interview after being asked about his role

Jimmy Wales walked out of a podcast interview after being asked if he was Wikipedia’s founder or co-founder.

Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales abruptly walked out of a German podcast interview after being questioned about whether he was the “founder” or “co-founder” of the site.

Wales founded Wikipedia with Larry Sanger in 2001, though Sanger left the project a year later. In the years since, Sanger has criticised Wikipedia for alleged inaccuracies and what he describes as a “left-wing bias,” while Wales has increasingly downplayed Sanger’s role in the site’s creation.

Now, in an interview with German podcaster Tilo Jung, the rift appears to come to the surface.

Wales was appearing on Jung’s popular show Jung & Naiv when the exchange unfolded. On the show, Wales was introduced as the “founder