Can you trust Wikidata?

What is it about?

The paper examines whether you can trust the information on Wikidata, a huge open-source knowledge base. The authors check how well Wikidata helps people figure out if the facts they see are reliable. They find that while Wikidata lets users add sources and extra details to clarify things, most of the time, these features aren't used much—only about 21% of claims have additional information, and open disagreements about facts are rare. The study says that if you're using Wikidata, you must decide how much you trust what you see. This suggests that Wikidata could use a better system to check and confirm information.

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Why is it important?

Wikidata is the most extensive publicly available knowledge base and is used as a reference or source for many services, such as detecting fake news and disinformation.