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

==Usage==
Put the following after the reference - after and outside of the closing <nowiki></ref></nowiki> tag - to request that someone verify that the cited source supports the material in the passage:

'''{{Tlx|Verify source|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}'''

Please add the {{Tlx|Verify source}} template only after you have made a good faith attempt to verify the information yourself, and you still have good reason to question whether the source is correct. For instance, you might not be in a position to verify a given source (perhaps the only source is in a library half-way across the globe, for instance). This alone does not mean you should add this template. Only add it if you have reason to believe checking the source is necessary.

If you did attempt to verify the information, and failed, this template might not be the right one to use. If you think the source might be largely useful, perhaps only with minor mistakes (a page number was entered wrong, for instance), use {{Tlx|Failed verification}} to indicate that you did attempt to verify the information, but couldn't. If you in good faith believe the source is simply wrong, inappropriate or misplaced, you should consider simply removing it.

If the information in the preceding sentences appears to be verifiable, but lacks proper inline citations, then use {{Tl|Citation needed}} (or {{Tl|Cite quote}}, for quotations) instead.  If the overall article has broader sourcing problems, a banner template like {{Tl|More citations needed}} may be more appropriate.

=== Wikipedia usage of this template ===
To find all the articles that use this template, visit [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Whatlinkshere&target=Template%3AVerify_source What links here].  

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]].

If you want to help out, please visit [[:Category: Articles lacking sources]] for articles which {{em|lack}} sources altogether.

===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', 'URL required,', or 'archive' in the following format:
*:<code>{{Tlx|Verify source|type{{=}}reprint}}</code> becomes <sup>[''reprint verification needed'']</sup>
*:<code>{{Tlx|Verify source|type{{=}}URL required,}}</code> becomes <sup>[''URL required, verification needed'']</sup>
*{{Para|reason}} – this parameter can be used to change the text displayed when hovering over the tag.

==Related redirects==
''(These all redirect to Template:Verify source)''
#{{Tl|Check}}
#{{Tl|Verification needed}}
#{{Tl|Verify-inline}}
#{{Tl|Verifysource}}
#{{Tl|Vn}}
#{{Tl|VN}}
#{{Tl|Vs}}

==TemplateData==
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<templatedata>
{
    "description": "Use this inline cleanup template to request that someone verify that the cited source supports the associated material.",
	"format": "inline",
	"params": {
		"date": {
			"label": "Month and year",
			"description": "The month and year that the template was placed (in full). \"{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}\" inserts the current month and year automatically.",
			"type": "line",
			"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
			"example": "January 2013",
			"suggested": true
		},
		"type": {
			"label": "Pre-text",
			"description": "Text to go before \"verification needed\"",
			"type": "line",
			"example": "reprint, archive"
		},
        "reason": {
            "label": "Reason",
            "description": "Change the text which is displayed when hovering over the tag",
            "type": "string"
        }
	},
	"paramOrder": [
		"date",
		"type",
        "reason"
	]
}
</templatedata>

==See also==
*{{tlx|Verify quote}}
*{{tlx|Failed verification}}
*[[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]]

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