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A 2005 Nature comparison found Wikipedia's science entries nearly as accurate as Encyclopaedia Britannica's.

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Is it true that a 2005 Nature comparison found Wikipedia's science entries nearly as accurate as Encyclopaedia Britannica's?

Yes. Multiple sources, including Nature's own 2005 article and a contemporaneous Wikinews report, state that the Nature investigation found Wikipedia's science entries came close to Britannica's in accuracy.

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Wikipedia and Britannica about as accurate in science entries, reports Nature
2024
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Wikipedia and Britannica about as accurate in science entries, reports Nature. (2024). en.wikinews.org. https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikipedia_and_Britannica_about_as_accurate_in_science_entries,_reports_Nature

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Internet encyclopaedias go head to head | NatureClose bannerClose banner
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Internet encyclopaedias go head to head | NatureClose bannerClose banner. (n.d.). nature.com. https://www.nature.com/articles/438900a

Wikipedia:Press releases/Nature compares Wikipedia and Britannica - Wikipedia
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Wikipedia:Press releases/Nature compares Wikipedia and Britannica - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Press_releases/Nature_compares_Wikipedia_and_Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica to stop publishing after 244 years
2024
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Encyclopaedia Britannica to stop publishing after 244 years. (2024). en.wikinews.org. https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Encyclopaedia_Britannica_to_stop_publishing_after_244_years

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