


Wikimedians Strengthening Knowledge and News Credibility on the Internet


Wikimedians Strengthening Knowledge and News Credibility on the Internet

WikiCredCon 2025
Feburary 14-16
at the Internet Archive
Theme: Reliable Sources
About
WikiCredCon 2025 will bring together a global community to focus on credibility in the Wikimedia ecosystem! We'll be gathering at the Internet Archive headquarters in San Francisco, February 14-16 2025.
Supported by the Wikimedia Foundation, the Internet Archive, and Hacks/Hackers, this convening is a follow-up to the 2019 WikiCredCon held at MIT in conjunction with WikiConference North America.
What We're Focused On
Improving Media Literacy
Develop educational resources and training materials that help both editors and readers critically evaluate sources and content.
Enhancing Citation Transparency
Explore ways to make Wikipedia’s references clearer and more transparent, through better citation notices or tools to independently verify sources.
Tackling Disinformation
Create and refine tools, bots, and dashboards that will help flag unreliable sources, correct misinformation, and verify citation quality.
Empowering Editors
Build tools to help editors access and use high-quality sources, integrate databases, and streamline citation processes, including more accurate metadata and citation bot improvements.
Long-Term Collaboration
Work with experts in disinformation to update Wikipedia’s guidelines and best practices, particularly for contentious or highly edited topics that are vulnerable to manipulation.
Schedule
On Friday, February 14, we'll start with a lunch at the Internet Archive, and afternoon of Culture Crawl tours, and an evening with dinner and a panel discussion with the Wikimedia Foundation.
On Saturday, February 15, we'll have a full day of rich programming to learn about current efforts, projects, challenges, and solutions.
On Sunday, February 16, we'll conclude with breakout discussions to brainstorm and discuss our next steps as a movement.
View our full schedule on-wiki:
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