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This template will categorize tagged articles into [[:Category:All articles lacking reliable references]]. Add this template only after a good faith attempt to verify the reliability of the source in question.<br />
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This template takes three optional parameters:<br />
* '''date''': which should be set to the month and year when the article was tagged. Use: {{tlx|Verify credibility|date{{=}}{{#time:F Y}}}}<br />
* '''certain''': which if set to "y" or "yes" will remove the question mark from the template's output, noting a degree of certainty that the source is unreliable; please use this with the <code>reason</code> parameter (below): {{tlx|Verify credibility|certain{{=}}y|reason{{=}}{{var|1=your [[WP:RS]]-based reason here.}}}}<br />
* '''reason''': A note explaining why you think the source is unreliable. It is not displayed in the article, only in the source code. Keep it short (one sentence); longer material belongs on the talk page. It is good to reiterate the reason in your edit summary. <br />
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For whole sections or articles, use {{tlx|refimprove}}.<br />
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For sources which have failed verification (at least as to the material being cited), use {{tlx|failed verification}}.<br />
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==Usage guidelines==<br />
This tag is intended to be used when a statement is sourced, but it is questionable whether the source used is [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|reliable]] for supporting the statement.<br />
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This tag should not be used on contentious statements about [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|living persons]]; if the source is not credible and reliable, the statement should be '''removed immediately'''.<br />
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The template should be placed outside the reference (<code><nowiki><ref> ... </ref></nowiki></code>), within the article's text:<br />
:Potentially controversial statement.<code><nowiki><ref>some alleged source for this</ref>{{Verify credibility|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code> Next sentence.<br />
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==Shortcuts and aliases==<br />
#{{tl|rs}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]], especially [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Unsourced material|Unsourced material]]<br />
* [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources]]<br />
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup/Verifiability and sources]]<br />
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles]]<br />
* [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]]<br />
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check]]<br />
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