Template:Unreliable fringe source/doc

Usage
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 Verifiability.

It produces a superscripted notation like the following:
 * It is evidence of extraterrestrial life.

Articles tagged with this template will be categorized into Category:All articles lacking reliable references.

Place this template inline, following the questionable claim (and any punctuation attached to it). The template should be placed, within the article's text:
 * Potentially controversial statement. Next sentence.

When to use and not use this template
This template should be used to express doubt about the credibility of a source for a claim that is or should be subject to scientific verification.

For improperly sourced medical claims, use the more specific instead.

This tag should not be used on unreliably sourced contentious statements about living persons; if the source is not reliable, the statement should be.

For whole articles or article sections that rely on fringe sources, considering using just or, respectively, rather than individually tagging a large number of statements.

For sources unreliable for reasons other than promotion of fringe ideas, the more general template can be used.

This tag should not be used to indicate that the sourced material could not be found within a given source. In that case, is a better template. For statements that have failed verification have a questionable would-be source, consider removal of the source (and possibly the statement) over using both tags.

Parameters
The template has the following optional parameters:
 * date: should be set to the month and year when the article was tagged. Example:
 * reason: a note explaining why you think the source is unreliable as per WP:FRINGE and WP:RS. Displays as a tool tip. Keep it short (one sentence) as longer material belongs on the talk page. It is good to reiterate the reason in your edit summary. Example:
 * sure or certain: if set to "y" or "yes" will remove the question mark from the template's output to denote a degree of certainty that the source is unreliable. Please use this with a  parameter. Example:

Inline templates

 * , an alternative to ; especially useful for tagging sources that are low-quality but not necessarily wrong
 * , for when a source has been surpassed by more recent works
 * , for fringe medical sources in particular
 * , for unreliable but non-fringe sources
 * , for misuse of primary source material
 * , for questionable claims that seem unlikely to be properly sourceable

More templates

 * , a banner template for flagging an entire article or section as relying on fringe sources
 * , a banner template for flagging entire article or section as needing better sourcing generally
 * Template messages/Cleanup/Verifiability and sources
 * Template messages/Sources of articles

Policies, guidelines, essays, and wikiprojects

 * Verifiability
 * Citing sources, especially &sect;&thinsp;Unsourced material
 * Identifying reliable sources
 * Identifying reliable sources (natural sciences)
 * Independent sources
 * Third-party sources
 * WikiProject Fact and Reference Check
 * WikiProject Fact and Reference Check