Wikifacta:About
Overview
[edit source]Wikifacta is an independent online encyclopedia dedicated to presenting factual information in clear and accessible English. It publishes structured, carefully written articles about people, organizations, places, creative works, historical subjects, technology, business, culture, and other notable topics. The project is designed to make useful knowledge easier to discover, understand, verify, and reference.
Wikifacta was founded on 24 August 2026. It is operated by Wikifacta Technologies Ltd, a technology company focused on digital publishing, structured information, online knowledge systems, and accessible factual content. Wikifacta combines traditional encyclopedia writing with modern web technologies that help readers, researchers, search engines, and other information systems understand how subjects and facts are connected.
The name “Wikifacta” reflects the project’s central purpose: organizing and publishing facts through a wiki-based knowledge platform. Although Wikifacta uses MediaWiki technology, it is an independent project. It is not Wikipedia, it is not operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, and it should not be presented as an official Wikimedia project.
Wikifacta’s public slogan is:
Readers can begin exploring the encyclopedia from the Main Page, browse all published pages, or review recent changes.The Fact Encyclopedia
Our mission
[edit source]Wikifacta’s mission is to make verified encyclopedic information freely accessible to readers, researchers, organizations, businesses, students, journalists, and digital information systems.
The project works toward this mission by publishing articles that are understandable without requiring highly specialized knowledge. Technical language may be used when it is necessary, but important terms should be explained in straightforward English. An article should help the reader learn about its subject rather than force the reader to search elsewhere for the meaning of every sentence.
Wikifacta also seeks to improve the organization of factual information on the web. Its pages may contain structured data that describes the principal subject of an article and the relationships between relevant entities. This can help compatible technologies understand whether a page is about a person, organization, place, event, book, film, product, or another identifiable subject.
The project’s broader goals are to:
- publish useful and understandable encyclopedic articles;
- present factual claims with appropriate supporting references;
- make reliable information easier to find;
- explain complicated subjects in simple language;
- distinguish facts from opinions, allegations, advertising, and speculation;
- correct significant factual errors when convincing evidence becomes available;
- encourage responsible digital publishing;
- support stronger semantic relationships between people, organizations, places, events, and creative works;
- preserve useful information about notable subjects that may be poorly documented elsewhere; and
- develop a trusted collection of structured, human-readable knowledge.
Why Wikifacta exists
[edit source]A large amount of information is published online every day, but not all of it is organized, understandable, neutral, or easy to verify. Important facts may be scattered across official websites, interviews, public records, books, professional profiles, news reports, databases, and archived pages. Readers may struggle to separate an established fact from an unsupported claim.
Wikifacta was created to bring relevant information together in a structured encyclopedic format. A well-prepared Wikifacta article should identify its subject clearly, summarize the most important verified information, provide sufficient context, and direct readers to supporting sources.
The project recognizes that positive and neutral information can be encyclopedically valuable. Notability should not depend entirely on controversy, scandal, or negative publicity. A person or organization may be worthy of an article because of documented achievements, professional work, public impact, creative output, technological contributions, historical importance, or substantial coverage in reliable sources.
This principle does not mean that Wikifacta exists to conceal well-supported criticism. Relevant controversies may be included when they are important to understanding the subject, supported by reliable sources, written proportionately, and presented in neutral language. At the same time, controversy should not be manufactured, exaggerated, or treated as the only form of meaningful information.
Editorial approach
[edit source]Wikifacta aims to publish accurate, neutral, properly structured, and readable articles. Editors are expected to distinguish between information that can be supported and information that is merely claimed.
Articles should be written in an encyclopedic tone. They should not read like advertisements, campaign materials, personal tributes, attack pages, résumés, press releases, or sales pages. Promotional adjectives should be avoided unless they appear in a properly attributed quotation or are necessary to describe an officially recognized title.
Editors should generally avoid unsupported statements such as:
- “the best company”;
- “the greatest expert”;
- “a world-famous leader”;
- “the most trusted platform”;
- “a revolutionary entrepreneur”; or
- “the number-one service.”
If a reliable source has published a ranking, award, or formal description, an article may report it with clear attribution. For example, the article should identify the organization that issued the award, the award’s name, and the year in which it was given.
Wikifacta’s editorial process is built around five central principles:
Accuracy: factual statements should be supported by appropriate evidence.
Neutrality: articles should fairly summarize relevant information without becoming promotional or hostile.
Clarity: writing should be understandable to a broad audience.
Verifiability: important claims should be traceable to reliable sources.
Accountability: meaningful errors should be corrected when credible evidence is provided.
Sources and verification
[edit source]Wikifacta articles should rely on sources that are appropriate for the claims they support. The reliability and usefulness of a source depend on its authorship, editorial process, independence, subject expertise, and relationship to the information being cited.
Sources that may be useful include:
- reputable newspapers and magazines;
- books published by established publishers;
- academic journals and research databases;
- government websites and public records;
- court records and official legal documents;
- regulatory filings;
- official institutional websites;
- recognized industry publications;
- verified professional profiles;
- authoritative interviews;
- conference records;
- award announcements from the awarding organization;
- official company documents; and
- established databases relevant to the subject.
First-party sources, such as a person’s official website or an organization’s official publication, may be used for basic and non-controversial information about that person or organization. Examples include an official name, product description, founding date, office address, leadership position, or published contact information.
A first-party source should not normally be treated as independent proof of extraordinary achievement, broad public influence, superiority, or notability. Claims of that kind should be supported by independent sources whenever possible.
Social-media posts may be useful for confirming a statement made directly by the account owner, but they should be used carefully. An unverified account, fan page, parody page, copied post, or anonymous profile should not be treated as authoritative evidence of identity.
Editors should not use fabricated citations, invented publications, inaccessible references, or sources that do not support the accompanying statements. A reference should be placed close to the claim it verifies.
Neutrality and balance
[edit source]Wikifacta seeks to describe subjects fairly. Neutral writing does not require every article to give equal space to every possible opinion. It requires the article to reflect the weight and quality of available evidence.
When reliable sources disagree, the article should explain the disagreement without presenting one editor’s personal conclusion as an established fact. The text should identify who holds each position and should avoid language that unfairly endorses or dismisses a disputed view.
Biographical articles require particular care. Editors should distinguish between documented facts, self-descriptions, allegations, legal findings, opinions, and rumors. Sensitive claims about living people should not be published merely because they circulate on social media or appear on an unreliable website.
Information that is relevant, reliably sourced, and important to understanding a subject may be included even if it is unflattering. However, minor incidents, gossip, speculative accusations, and sensational details should not be given undue prominence.
Simple English and accessibility
[edit source]Wikifacta uses simple, direct English wherever possible. Simple English does not mean inaccurate, childish, or incomplete writing. It means explaining information clearly, choosing familiar words when they are sufficient, and defining technical terms when specialized language is necessary.
Editors are encouraged to:
- use reasonably short sentences;
- divide long passages into meaningful paragraphs;
- explain abbreviations when they first appear;
- use headings to organize long articles;
- present dates, names, and titles consistently;
- avoid unnecessary jargon;
- use lists and tables when they make information easier to understand;
- write useful alternative text for important images; and
- consider readers using mobile devices or assistive technology.
Wikifacta aims to make its content useful to readers with different educational, professional, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds.
Structured data and knowledge systems
[edit source]Wikifacta may use structured data to help machines understand the subjects described in its articles. Structured data can identify an article’s main entity and connect that entity to relevant webpages, organizations, people, places, works, dates, images, and identifiers.
For example, a biographical article may identify its principal subject as a person. An organizational article may identify its principal subject as a company, educational institution, nonprofit organization, or another organization type. The structured data may also connect a person to an employer, founder relationship, educational institution, official website, or verified profile.
Structured data should accurately reflect the visible article. It should not be used to add unsupported claims that readers cannot find or verify on the page. Adding a property to JSON-LD does not turn an unverified statement into a fact.
Wikifacta’s structured-data practices are intended to improve semantic clarity. They do not guarantee that a search engine will display a rich result, create a Knowledge Panel, rank a page, index an article, or accept every stated relationship.
Search engines and other technology platforms apply their own policies, algorithms, and evidence requirements.
Article creation and editing
[edit source]Wikifacta uses a controlled editorial model. Visitors may suggest a new article, propose a factual correction, or provide additional evidence, but direct public editing may be limited to protect articles from spam, vandalism, fabricated claims, promotional writing, and low-quality changes.
A request for a new article should normally provide:
- the subject’s full and correct name;
- a clear explanation of the subject;
- reliable sources;
- an official website, where available;
- relevant public profiles or identifiers;
- an appropriate image and its licensing information, where available;
- important dates;
- a concise description; and
- enough context for editors to evaluate the subject.
Submission does not guarantee publication. Editors may reject, postpone, shorten, reorganize, or request more evidence for a proposed article.
Published articles may also be revised when better information becomes available. A page is not permanently complete merely because it has been published.
To suggest an article, correction, or update, contact the editorial team at info@wikifacta.org.
Corrections and updates
[edit source]Wikifacta welcomes specific, evidence-based correction requests. A useful correction request should identify:
- the page that contains the issue;
- the exact statement that may be inaccurate;
- the proposed correction;
- one or more sources supporting the correction; and
- the requester’s relationship to the subject, if relevant.
Editors may independently review the evidence before making a change. Wikifacta is not required to accept a proposed correction simply because it comes from the subject of an article, a representative, a critic, or another interested party.
Minor spelling, formatting, and grammar errors may be corrected without a detailed public explanation. Significant factual changes should be made carefully and, when appropriate, supported by an updated reference.
Send correction requests to info@wikifacta.org with the page title and the words “Correction Request” in the subject line.
Independence and conflicts of interest
[edit source]Editors and contributors should disclose relationships that could materially affect their judgment. A conflict of interest may exist when someone writes about themselves, an employer, a client, a relative, a political campaign, a business partner, or an organization from which they receive payment or another benefit.
Having a conflict of interest does not automatically make every submitted fact false. It does mean that the information should receive careful verification and neutral editing.
Paid publication, editorial assistance, or administrative services should not guarantee favorable coverage, removal of verified criticism, permanent publication, search-engine ranking, or control over an article’s conclusions.
Wikifacta’s editorial decisions should ultimately depend on evidence, accuracy, relevance, clarity, and the project’s publishing standards.
Copyright and licensing
[edit source]Unless otherwise stated, Wikifacta content is available under the license identified in the website footer. Readers and reusers are responsible for reviewing the applicable license terms and providing attribution where required.
Some pages may incorporate material from compatible sources. When content originates from another project or publication, the relevant attribution and licensing requirements should be preserved.
Images may have different licenses from the surrounding text. An image’s source page, description page, credit line, or accompanying notice should be reviewed before the image is copied or reused.
Wikifacta respects intellectual property rights. Copyright concerns may be reported to info@wikifacta.org. A report should identify the affected page, the protected work, the allegedly infringing material, and sufficient information for the claim to be assessed.
Privacy and responsible information
[edit source]Wikifacta seeks to balance public access to information with responsible treatment of personal information. An encyclopedic article should not become a directory of private addresses, private telephone numbers, personal email addresses, confidential records, or other unnecessarily sensitive details.
Publicly available information is not automatically appropriate for inclusion. Editors should consider whether the information is relevant, proportionate, accurately sourced, and necessary for understanding the subject.
Special care should be taken with:
- living people;
- minors;
- victims of crime;
- private individuals;
- health information;
- financial information;
- identity documents;
- personal contact details; and
- allegations that have not resulted in an authoritative finding.
Wikifacta may remove, restrict, or decline to publish information when its privacy risks outweigh its encyclopedic value.
About the founder
[edit source]Barack Okaka Obama is a Nigerian entrepreneur, digital marketing expert, and web developer who founded Wikifacta. He also founded Rankfasta and Nelogram, combining technology, digital publishing, and search expertise to build useful online platforms. His work focuses on making information easier to discover, understand, and use.
Barack Okaka Obama’s work in search technology, web development, digital marketing, and online publishing contributed to the development of Wikifacta’s approach. The project reflects an interest in connecting human-readable encyclopedia articles with structured information that can be interpreted by search engines and other knowledge systems.
As founder, Barack Okaka Obama established the project’s initial mission, technological direction, and emphasis on factual information written in understandable English. Wikifacta’s editorial reliability, however, depends on the continuing work of editors, researchers, technical contributors, source reviewers, and readers who identify useful corrections.
Organization information
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Wikifacta Legal name Wikifacta Technologies Ltd - Organization type Technology company - Founded 24 August 2026 - Founder Barack Okaka Obama - Website wikifacta.org - Slogan The Fact Encyclopedia - Primary language English - General contact info@wikifacta.org - Telephone +234 811 648 1434 - Postal address 354 Oyster Point Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States } The postal address above is provided for organizational correspondence. Visitors should contact Wikifacta before sending physical materials or attempting an in-person visit. Technology[edit source]Wikifacta is powered by MediaWiki, an open-source wiki software platform. MediaWiki provides the foundation for page histories, templates, categories, references, internal links, user accounts, special pages, and other encyclopedia functions. Wikifacta may use additional extensions and custom software to support:
The software, design, metadata, and editorial workflow may change as the project develops. A list of installed MediaWiki components may be available through Special:Version. Community and participation[edit source]Wikifacta is strengthened when readers provide useful sources, identify factual errors, suggest important subjects, and explain where an article is unclear. Constructive participation may include:
Requests should be specific and supported by evidence. Messages consisting only of demands, promotional slogans, threats, unsupported accusations, or requests to manipulate search results may not receive editorial action. Contact Wikifacta[edit source]For general questions, article requests, factual corrections, copyright concerns, privacy enquiries, or editorial correspondence, contact: Email: info@wikifacta.org Telephone: +234 811 648 1434 Postal address: When contacting Wikifacta about an existing article, include the article’s exact title or URL. When proposing a correction, identify the disputed text and attach or link to reliable supporting evidence. Important notice[edit source]Wikifacta is an independent encyclopedia and technology project. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation. The appearance of an article on Wikifacta does not mean that the subject approves of the article, controls it, sponsors Wikifacta, or has a commercial relationship with Wikifacta. Wikifacta aims to publish accurate information, but no encyclopedia can guarantee that every statement will remain complete or current at all times. Readers should consult original sources and qualified professionals when making legal, medical, financial, academic, or other important decisions. For additional terms governing use of the website, consult the general disclaimer, privacy policy, and applicable copyright notice. See also[edit source]
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