As a collaboratively edited encyclopedia, Wikipedia faced challenges in monitoring and mitigating COVID-19 misinformation within its articles during the pandemic, prompting academic research into its vulnerability and response to inaccurate content.

COVID-19 Misinformation on Wikipedia

- "COVID-19 research in Wikipedia"
- "Sudden Attention Shifts on Wikipedia During the COVID-19 Crisis"

Literature on Information about COVID-19 on Wikipedia

WikiProject COVID-19 is a collaborative editor-led initiative on Wikipedia established to coordinate, improve, and keep up-to-date the massive influx of articles and information related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

WikiProject COVID-19

Wikipedia is widely used as a public source of health information. As a collaborative encyclopedia, it accumulated an abundance of articles, updates, and research citations regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, reflecting rapid information sharing during the health crisis.

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One field of study that Wikipedia articles focus on is health. Illnesses/diseases, treatments, preventative care, and most recently COVID-19 are all examples of health-related information one can find on Wikipedia. 

Health-related information on Wikipedia

Information about COVID-19 on Wikipedia

- "Situating Wikipedia as a health information resource in various contexts: A scoping review"

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