Template:Failed verification
Template documentationThe {{Failed verification}} tag will categorise tagged articles into Category:All articles with failed verification. This template is a self-reference and thus is part of the PBC project rather than the encyclopedic content.
When to use
Use this tag only if:
- an inline citation to a source is given,
- you have checked the source,
- the source does not support what is contained in the article, and
- despite the source not supporting the article, the source still contains useful information on the topic.
For example, if the article says that 26% of statistics are made up, and the source says that statistics are made up without giving a percentage, then that information has failed verification. If you are unable to fix the error, then you should tag the information as not matching the named source. If the discrepancy between the source and the article isn't obvious, then please explain the situation in detail on the talk page.
If the source given is an unreachable website, keep the source and mark it with {{Dead link}} instead.
If no source is given, and you believe that an inline citation is necessary for that information, then use {{Citation needed}}.
If the source has absolutely no relevance to any part of the article, delete the reference and replace with {{Citation needed}}.
How to use
Placement
The template should be placed outside the reference (<ref> ... </ref>), within the article's text:
- ... 26% of statistics are made up.
<ref>some alleged source for this</ref>{{Failed verification|date=May 2024}}Next sentence in the article.
Common form (with current date)
{{Failed verification|date=May 2024}}
Link to the section title on the current page's talk page with
|talk=Section title
or to a discussion elsewhere with
|talkpage=Talk:Pagename
or
|talkpage=Talk:Pagename#Section title
Add a brief note on the nature of the verification failure with
|reason=A sentence here.
This is displayed as a mouse-over tooltip, and may be of use to later editors trying to resolved verification issue with the article. It must not contain any markup, like italics, links, etc., and any use of the double-quote character (") must be escaped, e.g. as " – otherwise the tooltip will break. This is a limitation of HTML, not of the template.
Template data
Failed verification
The template will categorize articles into '[[Category:All articles with failed verification]]'
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month and year | date | Provides the month and year; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'
| String | suggested |
| Talk page section | talk | The section title of the current page's talk page or a link to another article's talk page (ex. Talk:Another#Article) | String | optional |
| Reason | reason | A brief note; not displayed in the article but in a pop-up; may be of use to later editors | String | optional |
See also
{{Failed verification}}(inline citation) use when an inline citation to a source is given, the sources has been checked and the source does not support what is contained in the article.{{Text-source inline}}(inline citation) use when multiple inline citations to a source are given, but not all of them support the same information{{Unreliable source?}}(inline citation) use when an inline citation to a source is given, but it is questionable whether the source used is reliable for supporting the statement.{{Unreliable source?|certain=y}}(inline citation) use when an inline citation to a source is given, but it is an unreliable source.{{Cite check}}, (article/section hatnote) may have inappropriate or misinterpreted citations{{Verify source}}- PBC:Citing sources, especially Unsourced material
- PBC:Identifying reliable sources
- PBC:Verifiability