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 ...

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 ...

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 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 — 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 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 ...

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 ...