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James Steyn (August 27, 2009). "Wikipedia: Top 20 people, places, film and technology articles". The Daily Telegraph.
Megan French (July 21, 2016). "Taylor Swift's Wikipedia Page Vandalized After Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Feud: See What the Trolls Did". Us Weekly.
Nola Ojomu (July 20, 2016). "Taylor Swift's Wikipedia is vandalised as trolls rename her 'Slithering Snake Becky With The Good Lies'". The Sun.
"When Ben Stokes became more popular than Taylor Swift". Cricket Times. August 28, 2019.
"Taylor Swift lost to Ben Stokes in Wikipedia search battle". Hindustan Times. August 28, 2019.
Ash Cant (December 7, 2023). "Wikipedia's top articles from 2023 reveal our dark curiosity". The New Daily. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
Alastair Duncan (September 11, 2024). "Follow Taylor Swift to combat misinformation with truth, says Lumino's Rhiannon Ruff". The Drum.
Andrew Paul (January 15, 2026). "Wikipedia's 25 most popular entries of all time". Popular Science.
Jonathan Bach (July 4, 2026). "Taylor Swift's surname on Wikipedia changes swiftly after Kelce wedding mix-up". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 6, 2026.

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