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===Summary===

* All article content must be '''[[WP:V|verifiable]]''', that is to be, possible to support with a reliable, published source.

* All quotations and, any material whose verifiability has been challenged or is likely to be challenged, and contentious material, whether negative, positive, or neutral, about [[WP:BLP|living persons]], must include an '''[[WP:IC|inline citation]]'''.

* Inline citations are added between '''<code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>''' and '''<code>...<nowiki></ref></nowiki></code>''' tags, after the factfacts they support.

* A {{tlx|Reflist}} musttemplate should be presentadded at the end of the article, in a "References" section, for the inline citations to showdisplay upproperly.

* The '''RefToolbar''' can be used to make adding citations easier, by clicking "'''Cite'''" in the toolbar at the top of the edit window.

* Wikipedia articles require citations to '''[[WP:IRS|reliable]], published sources''', with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy.

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* [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]]

* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]]

* [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources]]

* [[Help:Citations quick reference]]

* [[Wikipedia:References dos and don'ts]]

* [[Help:Citations quick reference]]

* [[Help:References and page numbers]]

* [[Wikipedia:Advanced footnote formatting]]

* [[Wikipedia:Parenthetical referencing]]

===Put what you learned into practice===

There are currently over {{PAGESINCATEGORY:All articles with unsourced statements}} articles that have statements that need citations. The {{plainlink|https://citationhunt.toolforge.org/en Citation Hunt}} tool makes referencing those statements easier by suggesting random articles which you can work on. Practice your new skills by helping us solve a "Citation needed" issue:

<div style="text-align: center;">{{Clickable button 2|url=https://citationhunt.toolforge.org/en|I can help! Give me a random citation to add!|class=mw-ui-progressive}}</div>

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|{{Clickable button 2|Help:Introduction to referencing with Wiki Markup/IP sandbox|Test what you've learned in a sandbox}}

|{{Clickable button 2|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyPage/Referencing_sandbox&action=edit&preload=Help:Introduction/reference_sandbox/preload&summary=Creating%20sandbox&editintro=Help:Introduction/main_sandbox_preload/editintro|Test what you've learned in a sandbox}}

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