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{{Notice|An introductory version of this documentation is provided at [[Wikipedia:Citation needed]].}}
{{Notice|An introductory version of this documentation is provided at [[Wikipedia:Citation needed]].}}


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===Usage===
===Usage===

You may append a date to the template in the following format:
You may append a date to the template in the following format:
:<code>{{Tlx|Citation needed|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code>
:<code>{{Tlx|Citation needed|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code>
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===Examples===
===Examples===

:<code>This sentence shows the template used at the end.{{Tlx|Citation needed|reason{{=}}reliable source needed for the whole sentence}}</code>
:<code>This sentence shows the template used at the end.{{Tlx|Citation needed|reason{{=}}reliable source needed for the whole sentence}}</code>


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===When not to use this template===
===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: immediately 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 policy page ''Biographies of living persons''.
Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material about [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|living persons]] should be '''removed immediately'''. Do not tag it: immediately 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 policy page ''Biographies of living persons''.


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=== How to respond to this tag ===
=== How to respond to this tag ===

The addition of this tag is a request for an inline citation to support the tagged statement. If you are able to provide a citation to support the claim, then please do so.
The addition of this tag is a request for an inline citation to support the tagged statement. If you are able to provide a citation to support the claim, then please do so.


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=== See also ===
=== See also ===

* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]]
* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]]
** Especially: [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Dealing with unsourced material|Unsourced material]]
** Especially: [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Dealing with unsourced material|Unsourced material]]
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==== Inline templates ====
==== Inline templates ====

*{{Tl|Cite quote}}{{Cite quote}}: for "actual quotations" which need citations to make them proper
*{{Tl|Cite quote}}{{Cite quote}}: for "actual quotations" which need citations to make them proper
*{{Tl|Clarify}}{{Clarify}}: request clarification of wording or interpretation
*{{Tl|Clarify}}{{Clarify}}: request clarification of wording or interpretation
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===== Highlighting some text that needs a citation =====
===== Highlighting some text that needs a citation =====

*{{Tl|Citation needed span}}({{Tl|Cn-span}}/({{Tl|Fact span}}: {{Citation needed span|Example text|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}: similar, except that it outlines the text that needs a citation with a box
*{{Tl|Citation needed span}}({{Tl|Cn-span}}/({{Tl|Fact span}}: {{Citation needed span|Example text|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}: similar, except that it outlines the text that needs a citation with a box
*{{Tl|Reference necessary}}: {{Reference necessary|Example text|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}: lightly underlines the text that needs a reference
*{{Tl|Reference necessary}}: {{Reference necessary|Example text|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}: lightly underlines the text that needs a reference


===== Incomplete citations =====
===== Incomplete citations =====

*{{Tl|Full}}{{Full}}: in-line request for full citation, for example when only (Author, YEAR) is given.
*{{Tl|Full}}{{Full}}: in-line request for full citation, for example when only (Author, YEAR) is given.
*{{Tl|Page needed}}{{Page needed}}: in-line request for the page number or page numbers in a work such as journal for an existing citation.
*{{Tl|Page needed}}{{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}}{{Season needed}}, similar to {{Tl|page needed}}: for missing TV season & episode number
*{{Tl|Season needed}}{{Season needed}}, similar to {{Tl|page needed}}: for missing [[television|TV]] season & episode number.
*{{Tl|Volume needed}}{{Volume needed}}, similar to {{Tl|page needed}}: for missing journal, newspaper, comic, etc., volume and issue numbers)
*{{Tl|Volume needed}}{{Volume needed}}, similar to {{Tl|page needed}}: for missing journal, newspaper, comic, etc., volume and issue numbers).


===== Verification =====
===== Verification =====

*{{Tl|Better source}}<!--{{Better source}}-->: flags a statement as requiring a better source
*{{Tl|Better source}}<!-- {{Better source}} -->: flags a statement as requiring a better source.
*{{Tl|Dead link}}{{Dead link}}: request a fix for a [[Wikipedia:Dead external links|dead external link]] within a paragraph or a reference citation.
*{{Tl|Dead link}}{{Dead link}}: request a fix for a [[Wikipedia:Dead external links|dead external link]] within a paragraph or a reference citation.
*{{Tl|Failed verification}}{{Failed verification}}: source was checked, and did not contain the cited material
*{{Tl|Failed verification}}{{Failed verification}}: source was checked, and did not contain the cited material.
*{{Tl|Request quotation}}{{Request quotation}}: request a direct quote from an inaccessible source, for verification purposes
*{{Tl|Request quotation}}{{Request quotation}}: request a direct quote from an inaccessible source, for verification purposes.
*{{Tl|Self-published inline}}{{Self-published inline}}: flag a source that cites the author
*{{Tl|Self-published inline}}{{Self-published inline}}: flag a source that cites the author.
*{{Tl|Source need translation}}{{Source need translation}}: Self explanatory. See [[WP:NONENG]] for policy requirements
*{{Tl|Source need translation}}{{Source need translation}}: Self explanatory. See [[WP:NONENG]] for policy requirements
*{{Tl|Verify credibility}}{{Verify credibility|name=Citation needed}}: flag a source as possibly being [[WP:RS|unreliable]] and/or [[WP:V|unverifiable]]
*{{Tl|Verify credibility}}{{Verify credibility|name=Citation needed}}: flag a source as possibly being [[WP:RS|unreliable]] and/or [[WP:V|unverifiable]].
*{{Tl|Verify source}}{{Verify source}}: request that someone verify the cited source backs up the material in the passage
*{{Tl|Verify source}}{{Verify source}}: request that someone verify the cited source backs up the material in the passage.


===== Content =====
===== Content =====

*{{Tl|Definition}}{{Definition}}: flag a definition as being ambiguous/confusing
*{{Tl|Definition}}{{Definition}}: flag a definition as being ambiguous/confusing
*{{Tl|Dubious}}{{Dubious}}: flag something as suspected of being incorrect
*{{Tl|Dubious}}{{Dubious}}: flag something as suspected of being incorrect
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====Article message box templates====
====Article message box templates====

*{{Tl|Cite check}}, article/section may have inappropriate or misinterpreted citations
*{{Tl|Cite check}}, article/section may have inappropriate or misinterpreted citations
*{{Tl|Refimprove}}, article/section has weak or incomplete sources/references/citations
*{{Tl|Refimprove}}, article/section has weak or incomplete sources/references/citations
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{{Inline tags}}
{{Inline tags}}

<includeonly>
<includeonly>

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[[Category:Inline citation and verifiability dispute templates|Citation Needed]]

⚫
[[Category:Inline citation and verifiability dispute templates|Citation needed]]


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[[zh:Template:Fact]]

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