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=== Description ===
This [[Wikipedia:Template messages|template]] is used in articles to identify sentences or short passages which need an [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|inline citation]]. It produces a superscripted notation like the following:
:Humphrey Bogart is the greatest actor that ever lived.{{Fact|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
Use this template to "tag" information which may be questionable, so that other editors can know to back up the statement with citations, per [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]].
=== Usage ===
You should preferably append a date to the template in the following format:
:<code>{{tlx|Fact|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code>
'''Note''': Do not add a date. Just month and year. The names of the months are capitalised in English.<br />''Any deviation from these two rules will result in an "invalid date parameter" error.''
If you didn't add a date, a [[Wikipedia:Bot policy|bot]] will date your entry with the month and year at a later time.
You can also add "dummy" parameters to leave a better record for future editors. For example, the following usage might be appropriate to the arguable claim that "Humphrey Bogart is the greatest actor...":
:<code>{{tlx|Fact|reason{{=}}please give a reliable source for this assertion. How about Laurence Olivier?}}</code>
Adding this template to an article places the article into one of a family of categories identifying "Articles with unsourced statements". To find all such articles, see [[:Category:All articles with unsourced statements]].
Please remove the template when you add a citation for the statement.
=== When not to use this template ===
Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material about [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|living persons]] should be '''removed immediately'''. Do not tag it— remove it. For more information, see the section on [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons#Remove unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material|poorly sourced contentious material]] in the Biography of Living Persons policy.
Material which is doubtful and harmful may be removed immediately, rather than tagged. See [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Unsourced material|Unsourced material]].
If you have the time and ability to find an authoritative reference, please do so. Then add the citation yourself, or correct the article text. After all, the ultimate goal is not to merely identify problems, but to fix them.
Many editors object to what they perceive as overuse of this tag, particularly in what is known as "drive-by" tagging, which is applying the tag without attempting to address the issues at all. Consider whether adding this tag in an article is the best approach before using it, and use it judiciously.
This template is intended for specific passages which need citation. For articles or sections which have significant material lacking sources (rather than just specific short passages), there are other, more appropriate templates, such as {{Tl|Unreferenced}}.
=== Alternative names ===
Some find the name "fact" is unclear or non mnemonic, not referring to citations explicitly, so you can use {{Tl|Citation needed}} or {{Tl|Cn}}. These [[Wikipedia:Redirect|redirect]] to {{Tl|Fact}}, they are alternate names for the same template. Cleanup [[Wikipedia:Bots|bots]] will often replace redirected templates, so {{Tl|Citation needed}} and {{Tl|Cn}} will often get changed to {{Tl|Fact}}.
=== See also ===
* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]]
** Especially: [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Unsourced material|Unsourced material]]
* [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]]
* [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check]]
==== Inline templates ====
*{{Tl|Cite quote}}, for "actual quotations" which need citations to make them proper
*{{Tl|Page number}}, request a page number for an existing citation
*{{Tl|List fact}}, request a citation of a source which justifies inclusion of a given entry in a [[Wikipedia:List guideline|list]]
*{{Tl|Clarifyme}}, request clarification of wording or interpretation
*{{Tl|Reference necessary}}, wrapper for a portion of a paragraph to highlight it as needing citation
==== Incomplete citations ====
*{{Tl|Page needed}}, in-line request for the page number or page numbers in a work such as journal for an existing citation.
*{{Tl|Season needed}}, similar to {{Tl|page needed}}, for missing TV season & episode number
*{{Tl|Volume needed}}, similar to {{Tl|page needed}}, for missing journal, newspaper, comic, etc., volume and issue numbers)
==== Verification ====
*{{TL|Dead link}}, request a fix for a [[Wikipedia:Dead external links|dead external link]] within a paragraph or a reference citation.
*{{Tl|Failed verification}}, source was checked, and did not contain the cited material
*{{Tl|Request quotation}}, request a direct quote from an inaccessible source, for verification purposes
*{{tl|Self-citation}}, flag a source that cites another Wikipedia article
*{{Tl|Verify credibility}}, flag a source as possibly being [[WP:RS|unreliable]] and/or [[WP:V|unverifiable]]
*{{Tl|Verify source}}, request that someone verify the cited source backs up the material in the passage
==== Content ====
*{{Tl|Dubious}} – flag something as suspected of being incorrect
*{{Tl|or}} – flag something as possibly containing [[Wikipedia:No original research|original research]]
*{{Tl|POV-statement}} – dispute the [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutrality]] of a passage
*{{Tl|weasel-inline}} – [[Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words|Avoid weasel words]].
*{{tl|who}} – for placement after descriptions of a group of persons.
*{{tl|whom}} – placement after mention of a vague third party claim that is not sourced.
=== Article message box templates ===
*{{Tl|Unreferenced}}, article/section has no sources/references/citations given at all
*{{Tl|Refimprove}}, article/section has weak or incomplete sources/references/citations
*{{Tl|Citecheck}}, article/section may have inappropriate or misinterpreted citations
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