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: ...

While most college professors have long since dismissed Wikipedia as an inaccurate source of information, one is standing up for it. A new peer-reviewed study from Brigham Young University says ...

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 might be the people’s encyclopedia, but it turns out it’s being run by the one percent — of users, that is. A detailed new study at Purdue University reviews Wikipedia edits from 2001 to ...

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 — 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 ...

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 ...

Judges are more likely to cite legal cases in their decisions for which there's a Wikipedia article. Maynooth University law students wrote new articles for the study. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

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 ...

The growing trend raises the possibility of spreading misinformation and 'could potentially affect care of patients,' Canadian researchers say You can save this article by registering for free here.