Wikipedia is about as good a source of accurate information as Britannica, the venerable standard-bearer of facts about the world around us, according to a study published this week in the journal ...

When I first meet someone, I can often tell if they’ve taken the time to Google my name and read my Wikipedia entry. Having a Wikipedia page devoted to you is an unsettling experience for anyone: ...

Wikipedia — the world's largest online encyclopedia — celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. One of the biggest collaborative efforts in human history, thousands of volunteers around the world ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The mysterious world of Wikipedia isn’t such a mystery anymore to a pair of researchers who conducted a 10-year study on the free online encyclopedia. Sorin Adam Matei, a ...

Wikipedia has long been celebrated for its stated mission of providing open, unbiased information to anyone with Internet access. Central to that purpose is the site’s neutral point of view (NPOV) ...

Wikipedia was under siege recently from a right-wing campaign focused on its article about recessions. Isn’t it convenient, these critics said, that the online encyclopaedia does not clearly define a ...

You can't trust everything on a Wikipedia page, which is why it's important that you refer to the original sources cited in the footnotes. But sometimes, even the primary sources can lead you astray.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Wikipedia may represent the world's most popular online encyclopedia, but its crowd-sourced ...

A month or so ago, we reported on reports, somewhat confirmed by the founder of Wikipedia, that they are losing traffic in Google. Meaning that overall, they are seeing less traffic to their website ...