During the late 2010's, when I was in High School, I discovered many popular science communication channels in Greece. They made me realize how various things that everyone learns in seconds is simple false and how much misinformation is spread. During early 2020's I came up with an idea of a universal search engine with little to no misinformation, bias and other junk. After trying countless of methods, finally, in 2024 using Custom Search Engine by Google (And some help from ChatGPT too!) I can proudly introduce to you with Wikifriend!
Wikifriend is a simple search engine with only content from Wikipedia. Since Wikipedia can be as reliable as its sources (See: Reliability of Wikipedia) and it has actually a rather reasonable policy regarding reliable sources and a list of example sources and their reliablility I feel that chances to come across a terrible article are rather low. Plus, everyone nowadays use Wikipedia to find informations.
You can use the engine here. For any suggestions please refer to my talk page.
Enjoy!
FAQ
editIs it limited to Wikipedia? Does it use other websites?
Yes, Wikipedia is the exclusive website it uses. Personally, I wish I was able to add more reliable sources, such as Britannica or even FANDOM wikis, but for some reason CSE becomes very messed up with multiple domains. Still, Wikipedia is a rather comprehensive site available in multiple languages and topics.
I speak [insert language here]. Does it include it or is only available in English?
Wikipedia is available in countless languages and you can of course find them on Wikifriend. Please note that English Wikipedia is usually the most comprehensive, so using it is highly recommended. However, local versions can give you insights you can't have in the English version, especially for topics concering the regions they are spoken.
I've noticed some Wikipedia pages that aren't articles.
That's ok! It indexes all pages within the domain, so you can expect those. But you never know, these can be very useful for different purposes.
Can I use it for my assignment, essay, or thesis?
Of course! Please note however that most schools are somewhat conservative when it comes to Wikipedia and many teachers see Wikipedia as a sandbox for anyone to write whatever they want. If you want to use it for your project, read the articles you want carefully and use its sources as references instead of the article instead. Otherwise your teacher won't thank you.
I don't know how Google CSEs work. Is there any tutorial?
Sooner or later you'll have them. Be patient because finding people willing to translate it is not an easy task.