Iffy-pedia: Up to six in ten articles on Wikipedia contain factual errors . By AMY OLIVER FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY . Published: 06:21 EDT, 18 April 2012 | Updated: 19:46 EDT, 18 April 2012 . 81.

Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to a new research, which warned people not to rely on the website for accurate and balanced information.

Dr. James Heilman works as an emergency room physician in Cranbrook, B.C. In his free time, he corrects inaccuracies in 200 popular Wikipedia articles on subjects including cancer, diarrhea and ...

"Only eight serious errors, such as misinterpretations of important concepts, were detected in the pairs of articles reviewed, four from each encyclopedia," reported Nature. "But reviewers also found ...

They did, however, discover a series of factual errors, omissions or misleading statements. All told, Wikipedia had 162 such problems, while Britannica had 123.

Errors are human, says Wikipedia founder As Wikipedia celebrates its eighth birthday on Thursday, founder Jimmy Wales says the open system is here to stay. 'Openness is the solution, not the problem' ...

Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors. But when public relations professionals try to correct them the rules often get in the way, experts say.

WASHINGTON, USA: Sixty per cent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to a new research, which warned people not to rely on the website for accurate and balanced ...

Wikipedia recently started using artificial intelligence software to detect vandalism on the site so it can relax its rules on new contributors and increase the number of editors.