Wikipedia in Wartime: Experiences of Wikipedians Maintaining Articles About the Russia-Ukraine War
Journal: arXiv (Cornell University)
Year: 2024

How do Wikipedians maintain an accurate encyclopedia during an ongoing geopolitical conflict where state actors might seek to spread disinformation or conduct an information operation? In the context of the Russia-Ukraine War, this question becomes more pressing, given the Russian government's extensive history of orchestrating information campaigns. We conducted an interview study with 13 expert Wikipedians involved in the Russo-Ukrainian War topic area on the English-language edition of Wikipe