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This maintenance template should be placed at the top of any article which includes one or more sources, but where all of these sources are what Wikipedia considers to be patently unreliable (e.g., Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, IMDb, Twitter, etc.). The person placing the tag does not need to have conducted a search to establish whether or not ...
Used when a statement is sourced but it is questionable whether the source used is reliable for supporting the statement. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Reason reason Note explaining why you think the source is unreliable as per WP:RS. Displays as a tool tip String optional Certain? certain sure ...
Here's a checklist to help organize your evaluation of a source. Remember, this checklist is useful to identify whether a source is likely to be appropriate for general use in an average article. No source is always unreliable for every statement, and no source is always reliable for any statement.
This template is used in articles to identify sentences or short passages with information or analysis that has one or more inline citations but which are to insufficiently reliable sources. It produces the super-scripted text "better source needed". Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Reason reason A ...
For instance, otherwise unreliable self-published sources are usually acceptable to support uncontroversial information about the source's author. You should always try to use the best possible source, particularly when writing about living people. These are general guidelines, but the topic of reliable sources is a complicated one, and is ...
Fairly reliable Doubts. Provided valid information in the past. D: Not usually reliable Significant doubts. Provided valid information in the past. E: Unreliable Lacks authenticity, trustworthiness, and competency. History of invalid information. F: Reliability unknown Insufficient information to evaluate reliability. May or may not be reliable.
Use this template to indicate that some of an article's listed sources may not be reliable. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Month and year date The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}" inserts the current month and year ...
Use this template to "tag" dubious information or analysis which cites references produced by a fringe-theory or pseudo-science source, so that other editors can know to back up the statement with reliable citations or remove the claim, per Wikipedia:Verifiability.