Portland mayoral candidate spent $6,400 of taxpayer dollars to spruce up his Wikipedia page: report

Portland city commissioner and mayoral candidate Rene Gonzalez recently shelled out more than $6,000 in taxpayer funds to favorably edit his Wikipedia page, according to a new report.

Gonzalez’s office tapped WhiteHatWiki, a New York City-based company, in March to oversee his desired changes to his Wikipedia profile, OregonLive reported, citing records obtained through a public records request. He also requested WhiteHatWiki experts train a "designee" on the process for submitting future edit requests, according to the outlet.