Template:Imagefact
Template documentationUsage
Enter this tag in the thumbnail caption of an image as a request for other editors to find citations for that image:
- to let the readers of the article know that the image adds unverified information to the article.
- to request that the image follows Wikipedia:Citing sources, Wikipedia:Verifiability, and Wikipedia:Reliable sources.
Note: this template is not for copyright status – only for verifiability of material depicted in the image as relating to the article in which this template is used.
This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.
This template automatically adds articles to Category:Articles with unsourced statements.
{{Imagefact|date=Month and year}}
Parameters
{{{date}}}: The date the tag was added.
Example
Input:
{{Imagefact|date=June 2024}}
Result:
Hovering over the link reveals the date that the tag was added.
Redirects
(They all redirect to template:imagefact)
- {{image fact}}
- {{image-fact}}
TemplateData
TemplateData for Imagefact
Use this inline template in an image's caption to identify the image as needing citations. Do not use it for disputing the image's copyright status.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month and year | date | Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'
| String | suggested |
See also
- {{Fact}}, for facts in articles
- {{Clarify}}, requesting clarification of a hard-to-understand phrase.
- {{Cite quote}}, tagging a request for citation, used for quotations that needs citations to make it complete, but not for seemingly doubtful or false texts.
- {{Request quotation}}, tagging a request for quoting inaccessible source, used for requesting a direct quote from the cited source for verification.
- {{Verify source}}, tagging a request for source verification, used for information that is doubtful or appears false.
- {{Unreliable source?}}, tagging a request for source verification, used for information that is doubtful or appears false.
- {{Cite check}}, popping up a box saying an article or section may have inappropriate or misinterpreted citations.
- {{Unreferenced}} and {{Unreferenced section}}, popping up a box saying an article or section has no citation or reference for its information.
- {{Original research inline}}, to label a passage of text that may be based upon original research.
- {{POV statement}}, to label a passage of text whose neutrality is disputed.
- {{Page needed}}, to request a missing page number to an existing reference.
- {{Dubious}}