Wikidata supports reliable knowledge.
These #WikidataStories improve access to information: AletheiaFact, a fact-checking platform, and Sangkalak, a digital catalogue for Bangla Wikisource.

Explore here https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Impact_stories
#KnowledgeEquity #OpenAccess

Wikidata talk:Impact stories - Wikidata

Knowledge can be playful!
#WikidataStories, such as Flashback Fiesta (a timeline card game), the Holonet Galactic Encyclopedia (mapping Star Wars lore), and Dicothèque (a Wikisource dictionary tool), demonstrate how open data sparks creativity.
Explore: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Impact_stories

Earlier this year, we invited contributors to share their #WikidataStories. From tools and apps to bots, maps, and knowledge-sharing — 30 projects showed the many ways Wikidata makes an impact.
We’ll highlight some of them over the coming weeks — but you can explore them all now: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Impact_stories

#OpenData #wikidatastories

Only 3 days to go!

Know a cool Wikidata-powered project? Share it in #WikidataStories - doesn’t have to be yours!

Think Sangkalak’s Bangla Wikisource catalog, AletheiaFact’s fact-checking, or Wikiflix’s film streaming.

Takes minutes to share: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Impact_stories Inspire the community!

#OpenData #TechForGood @wikimediaDE

Built or know a great Wikidata-powered tool, bot, or visualization?

Share it in #WikidataStories! From SPARQL maps to book-sharing apps like
https://Inventaire.io, which connects book lovers, your story could spark new ideas.
It takes minutes to share.

10 days left—submit by 13 June → https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Impact_stories (simply edit the talk page)

#WikidataStories #OpenData #TechForGood @wikimediaDE

In Brazil, Mateus Batista Santos and Tamiris Tinti Volcean's AletheiaFact app uses Wikidata to support fact checking- https://aletheiafact.org/

We want to hear from builders like him to inspire others across the globe.
Submit a civic tool story → https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Impact_stories

#WikidataStories #OpenCivicTools

The Painted Planet: using Wikidata to connect artworks to geography.

It’s open culture in action - https://hicsuntleones.nl/paintedplanet/?country=Q55&scape=city

Know of an artistic, spatial, or cultural tool?
Help us to inspire others and submit by 6 June → https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Impact_stories

#WikidataStories #OpenCulture #GeoLinkedData

painted planet - Netherlands

WikiTrivia is a fan-favorite — using Wikidata to build a guessing game about historical events. Know of a tool like this?

Inspire others and submit by 6 June: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Impact_stories

#WikidataStories #OpenLearning

Wikidata:Impact stories - Wikidata

Empowering Language Access with Sangkalak

Sangkalak enables access to Bengali Wikisource texts, increasing regional access to open knowledge.
In Bangladesh, Sangkalak is unlocking access to Bengali texts through Wikidata.

Check out this video showing Sangalak in action: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Screenrecording_of_Sangkalak_library_catalogue.webm

Know a tool that enhances language equity? Share it before 6 June → https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Impact_stories
#WikidataStories #LanguageEquity #OpenSource

File:Screenrecording of Sangkalak library catalogue.webm - Wikimedia Commons

GLAMorous Europe: Built in Germany. Used across Europe.

Connecting European heritage with the world → https://www.glam-europe.de/

Know of a cultural project for WikidataStories? Share it by 6 June → https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Impact_stories

Let’s keep history alive.
#GLAM #CulturalHeritage #WikidataStories #OpenKnowledge

GLAMorous Europe – Entdecke Europas digitale Kultursammlungen

Swipe durch digitale Sammlungen, finde Lieblingsstücke und erstelle neue Kunstwerke! Die open source Webapp nutzt Wikidata-APIs und IIIF-Viewer.