Template:Citation needed/doc
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This inline tag flags a statement that needs a source. It is a sourcing flag in the editorial tag family. Place it immediately after the claim it marks.
Usage
{{Citation needed}}, or the shortcut {{cn}}.
With an optional date:
{{cn|date=May 2026}}
Rendered output:
The variety was first recorded in 1910[citation needed].
Parameters
- date
- Optional. The month and year the tag was added, shown as a muted suffix. Useful for tracking how long a claim has stood unsourced.
When to use
On a specific factual claim that is not supported by a cited source and reasonably calls for one: a date, a figure, a name, an attribution or any statement a reader would want to verify. Place one tag per claim.
When not to use
Do not tag a whole paragraph or a general statement that no single citation could carry. For a source that exists but may not support the claim use Template:Verify source. For a source that supports the claim but is too weak to carry it use Template:Better source. For text that reads as the wiki's own synthesis use Template:Original research.