Engine stats - wikinews

Engine name	Scores	Result count	Response time	Reliability
wikinews				0

Errors and exceptions

Exception	json.decoder.JSONDecodeError	Percentage	100
Parameter	Expecting value
Filename	searx/engines/mediawiki.py:137
Function	response
Code	search_results = resp.json()

**Version of SearXNG, commit number if you are using on master branch and stipulate if you forked SearXNG**
Repository: https://github.com/searxng/searxng
Branch: master
Version: 2026.3.20+8ad72872b

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Error
  * Error: json.decoder.JSONDecodeError
  * Percentage: 100
  * Parameters: `('Expecting value',)`
  * File name: `searx/engines/mediawiki.py:137`
  * Function: `response`
  * Code: `search_results = resp.json()`

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