Well, I'm sure it contains many accurate entries, but it also has the potential to contain many inaccuracies. And there is no way to know the difference unless you already know the facts or are able to verify it through other sources.
Wikipedia.org has five pages of "content disclaimers", including this statement which can be found at the end of their disclaimers:
"DO NOT RELY UPON ANY INFORMATION FOUND IN WIKIPEDIA WITHOUT INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION" (the caps are theirs, not mine)
So, I guess it depends on what you are using it for. I personally wouldn't use it as my sole source for accurate information.
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