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Template:Image reference needed

Use[edit]

Enter this tag in the thumbnail caption of an image as a request for other editors to find citations for that image.

Input:

{{Image reference needed|date=July 2024}}

Result:

^{[image reference needed]}

Hovering over the link reveals the date that the tag was added.

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.

{{Image reference needed|date=Month and year}}

When not to use[edit]

The {{Image reference needed}} template is intended for use when there is a general question of the verifiability of an image, or when an editor believes that a reference verifying the image should be provided. Other templates are available for other or more specific issues:

• For concerns about copyright status: see Wikipedia:Guide to image deletion instead.
• To challenge the contents of the caption: use {{Citation needed}} for captions, or fix it yourself.
• For issues of image placement, formatting, or size: see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images instead.
• Do not use this template because you disagree with the viewpoint or facts represented on an image. For example, images that you think are incorrect should be tagged with {{Dubious}}, and those which represent a non-neutral view should be tagged with {{POV statement}}. Being specific about the nature of the problem will help other editors correct it.

An image representing data or information (e.g., a graph) is usually considered verifiable if:

• the image repeats information cited elsewhere in the article (e.g., the article says that 30% of cancer deaths could be prevented by banning all tobacco and alcoholic beverages, and the image shows a graph of 30%),
• the image is similar to one published by any reliable source,
• the file page contains references to the data represented in the image.

Parameters[edit]

• {{{date}}}: The date the tag was added.

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See also[edit]

• Wikipedia:Citing sources

• {{Citation needed}}, 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}}