Unmistaken identity

In July 2022, an individual contacted us with concerns around the results of a certain search engine query. When the individual typed their name into a search engine, an English Wikipedia article about a notable individual – with a different but similar sounding name – appeared as a suggested result. The Wikimedia Foundation’s Legal Department responded on the same day, explaining that the Foundation has no control over search engine results. The referenced Wikipedia article was about a person whose biography was well-sourced and cited, per Wikipedia’s editorial guidelines. Unfortunately for our requester, this was not a case of mistaken identity, and no changes were made to the article.