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</ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-See_also-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle See also subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Article_message_box_templates" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Article_message_box_templates"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Article message box templates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Article_message_box_templates-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div 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title="Module:Unsubst/sandbox">sandbox</a>)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Module:Check_for_unknown_parameters" title="Module:Check for unknown parameters">Module:Check for unknown parameters</a> (<a href="/wiki/Module:Check_for_unknown_parameters/sandbox" title="Module:Check for unknown parameters/sandbox">sandbox</a>)</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Template:Proveit" redirects here. For the template about the referencing gadget, see <a href="/wiki/Template:User_ProveIt" title="Template:User ProveIt">Template:User ProveIt</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Webcomic_xkcd_-_Wikipedian_protester_-_English.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Webcomic_xkcd_-_Wikipedian_protester_-_English.svg/220px-Webcomic_xkcd_-_Wikipedian_protester_-_English.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Webcomic_xkcd_-_Wikipedian_protester_-_English.svg/330px-Webcomic_xkcd_-_Wikipedian_protester_-_English.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Webcomic_xkcd_-_Wikipedian_protester_-_English.svg/440px-Webcomic_xkcd_-_Wikipedian_protester_-_English.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="499" data-file-height="269" /></a><figcaption>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</figcaption></figure> <p>{{<b><a href="/wiki/Template:Citation_needed" title="Template:Citation needed">Citation needed</a></b>}} is a <a href="/wiki/Help:Template" title="Help:Template">template</a> used to identify claims in articles, particularly if questionable, that need a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">citation</a> to a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">reliable source</a>. This template produces the superscripted message <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="example (May 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and is installed with no spaces directly after punctuation. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Usage">Usage</h2></div> <ul><li><code>{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}</code></li> <li><code>{{Citation needed|date=November 2024|reason=<i>Your explanation here</i>}}</code></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div> <ul><li>The <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|date=</code> parameter consists of the full English name of the current month (with initial capital and rest lowercase), a space, and the year. For example, "<span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: var(--color-content-added, #006400);">January 2013</span>" but not "<span class="example deprecated-content example-bad" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: var(--color-content-removed, #8B0000);">jan13</span>" or "<span class="example deprecated-content example-bad" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: var(--color-content-removed, #8B0000);">January 23, 2013</span>". Deviation from this rule will place the article in <a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_invalid_date_parameter_in_template" title="Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template">Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template</a>. <ul><li>To automatically add the current date, you can use <a href="/wiki/Help:Substitution" title="Help:Substitution">substitution</a> like this: <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nn">subst</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="nt">Citation needed</span><span class="p">}}</span></code>.</li> <li>If the <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|date=</code> parameter is not given, a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots" title="Wikipedia:Bots">bot</a> will soon add it (<a href="/wiki/User:AnomieBOT" title="User:AnomieBOT">AnomieBOT</a>'s TagDater task) but it's better if you add it yourself to avoid an extra edit to the article's history.</li></ul></li> <li>The <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|reason=</code> parameter is for an explanation why you think the material needs a source. It is optional but very helpful. It is displayed as a <a href="/wiki/Tooltip" title="Tooltip">tooltip</a> in some browsers (hover the mouse here <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="If and only if this text is displayed, the reason parameter is working in your browser (November 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> to check behaviour of your browser). For example, the following usage might be appropriate to the claim that "Humphrey Bogart was an avid snooker player": <br /> <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">Citation needed</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">reason</span><span class="o">=</span>This claim needs a reliable source; Bogart was a famous actor but his major biographies don't mention snooker.<span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">date</span><span class="o">=</span>July 2024<span class="p">}}</span></code> <ul><li>Use only <a href="/wiki/Plain_text" title="Plain text">plain text</a> for the <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|reason=</code> parameter. It does not support <a href="/wiki/Help:Wiki_markup" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Wiki markup">wiki markup</a> like wikilinks, which can mess up the tooltip.</li> <li>Double quotation marks used within the <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|reason=</code> parameter will likewise mess up the tooltip; use single quotes or the HTML code <code>&quot;</code> instead.</li> <li>If omitted, the tooltip "This claim needs references to reliable sources." is used by default.</li></ul></li> <li>This template should usually be installed directly <i>after</i> punctuation, such as a full stop (period) or a comma.</li> <li>Use of this template places the article into <a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" title="Category:All articles with unsourced statements">Category:All articles with unsourced statements</a> and <a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_November_2024" title="Category:Articles with unsourced statements from November 2024">Category:Articles with unsourced statements from November 2024</a> (example; past months are listed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements" title="Category:Articles with unsourced statements">Category:Articles with unsourced statements</a>).</li> <li>Remove the template when you add a citation for a statement.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Examples">Examples</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Example_1">Example 1</h3></div> <p>This sentence shows the template used at the end.<code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">Citation needed</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">reason</span><span class="o">=</span>Reliable source needed for the whole sentence<span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">date</span><span class="o">=</span>July 2004<span class="p">}}</span></code> </p><p>This wikitext will be rendered as follows: </p> <dl><dd>This sentence shows the template used at the end.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="Reliable source needed for the whole sentence (July 2004)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Example_2">Example 2</h3></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Humphrey_Bogart" title="Humphrey Bogart">Humphrey Bogart</a> was an avid snooker player.<code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">Citation needed</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">date</span><span class="o">=</span>July 2004<span class="p">}}</span></code></dd></dl> <p>The template indicates that it may be that Humphrey Bogart played snooker at some point and it may be that he was enthusiastic about the game but no <i>reliable</i>, <i>published</i> sources were given to verify it and the information is not considered <a href="/wiki/Common_knowledge" title="Common knowledge">common knowledge</a>. </p> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Humphrey_Bogart" title="Humphrey Bogart">Humphrey Bogart</a> was an avid snooker player.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2004)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Example_3">Example 3</h3></div> <p>If it is considered that he might have played snooker but was not an avid player, a reason for the need of a citation may be given, displayed as a tooltip when the mouse hovers on "citation needed": </p> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Humphrey_Bogart" title="Humphrey Bogart">Humphrey Bogart</a> was an avid snooker player.<code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">Citation needed</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">date</span><span class="o">=</span>July 2004<span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">reason</span><span class="o">=</span>Only aware he was photographed playing once. Not aware of any source that claims he played a lot.<span class="p">}}</span></code></dd></dl> <p><br /> </p> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Humphrey_Bogart" title="Humphrey Bogart">Humphrey Bogart</a> was an avid snooker player.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="Only aware he was photographed playing once. Not aware of any source that claims he played a lot. (July 2004)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <p>In this example, it may be better to use the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Citation_needed_span" title="Template:Citation needed span">Citation needed span</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, which has slightly different syntax, template to highlight the word "avid". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="When_not_to_use_this_template">When not to use this template</h2></div> <p>Contentious material about <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons">living persons</a> that is unsourced or poorly sourced should be <b>removed immediately</b>. Do not tag it; immediately remove it. This includes material that is disparaging, misrepresentative, insulting, harmful, or possibly <a href="/wiki/Libelous" class="mw-redirect" title="Libelous">libelous</a>. For some policy about this, see the sections <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons#Remove_contentious_material_that_is_unsourced_or_poorly_sourced" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons">"Remove contentious material that is unsourced or poorly sourced"</a> at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons">Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">"Burden of evidence"</a> at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">Wikipedia:Verifiability</a>. </p><p>The {{Citation needed}} template is intended for use when there is a general question of the verifiability of a statement, or when an editor believes that a reference verifying the statement should be provided. Other templates are available for other or more specific issues; see the <a href="#Article_message_box_templates">list of inline templates</a>. For example, claims that you think are incorrect should be tagged with <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Dubious" title="Template:Dubious">Dubious</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, and those which represent a non-neutral view should be tagged with <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:POV_statement" title="Template:POV statement">POV statement</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>. Being specific about the nature of the problem will help other editors correct it. </p><p>Within a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Lead_section" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Lead section">lead section</a> that is clearly written as a summary of a substantially sourced article, </p> <ul><li>statements that are supported with citations within the body of the article should not be tagged,</li> <li>statements that are not supported in the article body should be tagged with <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Not_verified_in_body" title="Template:Not verified in body">Not verified in body</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>.</li></ul> <p>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. </p><p>While an editor may add this template to any uncited passage for any reason, many editors object to what they perceive as overuse of this tag, particularly in what is known as "<a href="/wiki/Drive-by" class="mw-redirect" title="Drive-by">drive-by</a>" 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. Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verifiability policy</a> requires neither reliable sources for <a href="/wiki/Common_knowledge" title="Common knowledge">common well-known facts</a> (e.g., "the Moon orbits the Earth"), nor that citations be repeated through every sentence in a paragraph. All direct quotations and facts whose accuracy might be challenged (e.g., statistics) require citations. See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MINREF" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MINREF">WP:MINREF</a> for the list of material that is absolutely required to be followed by an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Inline_citation" title="Wikipedia:Inline citation">inline citation</a>, rather than a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_references" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:General references">general reference</a> or no citation at all. Also note that the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BURDEN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BURDEN">burden of evidence</a> lies with the editor who adds or restores material. </p><p>This template is intended for specific passages that need citation. For entire articles or sections that contain significant material lacking citations (rather than just specific short passages), there are other, more appropriate templates, such as <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Unreferenced" title="Template:Unreferenced">Unreferenced</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> and <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:More_citations_needed" title="Template:More citations needed">More citations needed</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> (for whole articles) as well as <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Unreferenced_section" title="Template:Unreferenced section">Unreferenced section</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> and <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:More_citations_needed_section" title="Template:More citations needed section">More citations needed section</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> (for sections of articles). </p><p>Do not use this template to tag policies or guidelines. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="How_to_respond_to_this_tag">How to respond to this tag</h2></div> <p>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. </p><p>Except for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons">contentious claims about living people</a>, which should be immediately removed if not cited, there is no specific deadline for providing citations. Please do not delete information that you believe is correct solely because no one has provided a citation within an arbitrary time limit. If there is some uncertainty about its accuracy, most editors are willing to wait at least a month to see whether a citation can be provided. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="TemplateData">TemplateData</h2></div> <div class="templatedata-header">This is the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TemplateData" title="Wikipedia:TemplateData">TemplateData</a> for this template used by <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TemplateWizard" class="extiw" title="mw:Extension:TemplateWizard">TemplateWizard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor" title="Wikipedia:VisualEditor">VisualEditor</a> and other tools. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bambots.brucemyers.com/TemplateParam.php?wiki=enwiki&template=Citation+needed">See a monthly parameter usage report</a> for <a href="/wiki/Template:Citation_needed" title="Template:Citation needed">Template:Citation needed</a> in articles based on its TemplateData. <p><b>TemplateData for Citation needed</b> </p> </div> <section class="mw-templatedata-doc-wrap"><header><p class="mw-templatedata-doc-desc">The template is used to identify claims in articles, particularly if questionable, that lack a citation to a reliable source.</p></header><table class="wikitable mw-templatedata-doc-params sortable"><caption><p class="mw-templatedata-caption">Template parameters<mw:edittemplatedata page="Template:Citation needed/doc"></mw:edittemplatedata></p></caption><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Parameter</th><th>Description</th><th>Type</th><th>Status</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th>Month and year</th><td class="mw-templatedata-doc-param-name"><code>date</code></td><td><p>Provides the month and year of the citation request; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'</p><dl><dt>Auto value</dt><dd><code>{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}</code></dd></dl></td><td class="mw-templatedata-doc-param-type">String</td><td class="mw-templatedata-doc-param-status-suggested" data-sort-value="1">suggested</td></tr><tr><th>Reason for citation</th><td class="mw-templatedata-doc-param-name"><code>reason</code></td><td><p>A reason as to why, or for what content, the citation is needed; use single quotes, if any</p><dl></dl></td><td class="mw-templatedata-doc-param-type">String</td><td class="mw-templatedata-doc-param-status-optional" data-sort-value="0">optional</td></tr></tbody></table></section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tracking_categories">Tracking categories</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Pages_containing_citation_needed_template_with_unsupported_parameters" title="Category:Pages containing citation needed template with unsupported parameters">Category:Pages containing citation needed template with unsupported parameters</a> (28) – a hidden maintenance/tracking category which is added to pages using this template with unsupported parameters</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" title="Category:All articles with unsourced statements">Category:All articles with unsourced statements</a> (533,033)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Citation_needed" title="Citation needed">Citation needed</a>, Wikipedia's mainspace article about this template</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Citation_needed_span" title="Template:Citation needed span">Template:Citation needed span</a>, variant of this template that explicitly attaches to a portion of text</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Not_verified_in_body" title="Template:Not verified in body">Template:Not verified in body</a>, a similar template specifically for the lead of articles</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Medical_citation_needed" title="Template:Medical citation needed">Template:Medical citation needed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:More_citations_needed" title="Template:More citations needed">Template:More citations needed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">Wikipedia:Citing sources</a>, especially <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#Unsourced_material" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">Unsourced material</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">Wikipedia:Reliable sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_index/Cleanup#Verifiability_and_sources" title="Wikipedia:Template index/Cleanup">Wikipedia:Template index/Cleanup#Verifiability and sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_index/Sources_of_articles" title="Wikipedia:Template index/Sources of articles">Wikipedia:Template index/Sources of articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">Wikipedia:Verifiability</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article_message_box_templates">Article message box templates</h3></div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a 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