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* 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.

===Detailed information===

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===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://toolscitationhunt.wmflabstoolforge.org/citationhunt/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://tools.wmflabs.org/citationhunt/en|I can help! Give me a random citation to add!|class=mw-ui-progressive}}</div>

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

{{If IP

|{{Clickable button 2|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Referencing_sandbox/{{Random number|100000000}}&action=edit&preload=Help:Introduction to referencing with Wiki Markup/reference_sandbox/preload&summary=Creating%20sandbox&editintro=Help:Introduction/main_sandbox_preload/editintroIP 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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