Help:Citation needed

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The Template:Citation needed template aims to promote accountable discourse. You could use Template:Citation needed template even on a political poster. This page is semi-protected.

To ensure that all Wikipedia content is verifiable, anyone may question an uncited claim by inserting a [citation needed] flag (or a similar inline template).

   Example: Earth is flat like a pancake.[citation needed]

To create the [citation needed] flag, insert any of the following:

   * Template:Citation needed
   * Template:Cn
   * Template:Fact)

When you see this flag, please do the following:

   * Exercise caution when relying upon unsourced claims.
   * If you have reason to think that the claim is inaccurate, you may remove the claim altogether. Optionally, paste it into the article's talk page and explain your reasoning.
   * If you can locate a reliable source for the claim: Please be bold and replace the template with , replacing some footnote with enough information to locate the source. Leave the copyediting to someone else, or learn more about the subject at Wikipedia:Citing sources.
   * Controversial, poorly sourced claims in biographies of living persons should be deleted immediately.

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