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The extension works by comparing images that appear in the browser to a database of images culled from a hundred trusted news or fact-checking sites, such as Time and Snopes.com. If an image has been altered or has been identified as being used to mislead elsewhere online, a pop-up informs the reader of this.
The procedure for adding images to articles is the same, regardless of whether the image was uploaded to Commons or directly to English Wikipedia. To make your uploaded file appear in an article, you need to insert it: edit the article and add the syntax [[File:Image name|thumb|Caption]] where you want the file to appear.
Follow the instructions to upload the file. It's the same procedure as most websites, although we only accept "freely licensed" images. If you're not sure that your file is freely licensed, please only upload it if you took the photo yourself. After the image is uploaded, click the "Use this file" button at the top of the image page (with the W ...
Find and select the file or image you'd like to attach. Click Open. The file or image will be attached below the body of the email. If you'd like to insert an image directly into the body of an email, check out the steps in the "Insert images into an email" section of this article.
Images, audio and video files must be uploaded into Wikipedia using the "Upload file" link on the left-hand navigation bar. Only logged in users can upload files. Once a file is uploaded, other pages can include or link to the file. Uploaded files are given the "File:" prefix by the system, and each one has an image description page.
Please upload the highest resolution image possible, but keep the file size under 1,000 megabytes. Before you add an image to an article, view the image's image description page to make sure its copyright status is clearly stated, preferably with one of the image copyright tags.
If you can't see the image, make sure your browser preferences are set to display images and try again. Alternatively, you can listen to the image challenge by clicking on the audio icon. Display images in Edge Display images in Safari Display images in Firefox Display images in Google Chrome Display images in Internet Explorer
Third is the adding of the image to the article. To do so, you would add the following code to the article: [[File:IMAGENAMEHERE.jpg|thumb|right|CAPTIONTEXTGOESHERE]] First is the file name. Second is the word "thumb" which indicates that the image is a thumbnail; which allows for appropriate resizing and bordering (without this code, the image ...