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The {{Tl|verify source}} template will automatically place tagged articles into [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing factual verification]].

== Usage ==
'''{{tlx|Verify source|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}'''

Use this inline template tag to label ostensibly sourced text which appears doubtful or false, and to request source verification. If the information is indeed reliable, but lacks proper citations, then use {{Tl|Citation needed}} (or {{Tl|Cite quote}}, for quotations) instead. In general, add the {{tl|Verify source}} template only after a good faith attempt to verify the information has been made. If the article has broader sourcing problems, a banner template like {{Tl|Refimprove}} may be more appropriate.

Regarding unsourced or poorly sourced information:
# If it is '''doubtful''' but '''unlikely to be harmful''' to the whole article, use a template like this to ask for source verification.
# If it is '''doubtful''' and '''potentially harmful''', move the information to the talk page and ask for a source.
# If it is '''very doubtful''' and '''very harmful''', remove the information immediately, without the need of moving it to the talk page first.
# If it is '''doubtful''' and '''potentially harmful''' with '''regard to a [[WP:BLP|living person]]''', remove the information immediately, without the need of moving it to the talk page first.
# If it is '''not doubtful''', use {{Tl|Citation needed}} (or {{tl|Cite quote}}) to request a citation to improve the article's [[WP:V|verifiability]].

To find all the articles that use this template, please visit [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Whatlinkshere&target=Template%3AVerify_source What links here]. For articles which {{em|lack}} sources, please visit [[:Category:Articles lacking sources]].

This [[Wikipedia:Template messages|template]] is a [[Wikipedia:Self-references to avoid|self-reference]], as it is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content and it should not be [[Wikipedia:Substitution|substituted]].

=== Parameters ===
* {{Para|date}} You may append a date to the template in the following format:

:<code>{{Tlx|Verify source|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code>

* {{Para|type}} You may add a type, such as "reprint" or "archive" in the following format:

:<code>{{Tlx|Verify source|type{{=}}reprint}}</code> becomes <sup>[''reprint verification needed'']</sup>.

== Related redirects ==
''(These all redirect to Template:Verify source)''
#{{Tl|Check}}
#{{Tl|Verification needed}}
#{{Tl|Verify-inline}}
#{{Tl|Verifysource}}
#{{Tl|Vn}}
#{{Tl|VN}}
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== See also ==
* {{tl|Verify quote}}
* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]], especially [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Unsourced material|Unsourced material]]
* [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup/Verifiability and sources]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles]]
* [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check]]

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