Template:Unreliable sources

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Usage

Add {{Unreliable sources|date=October 2025}} to the top of the article, below any hatnotes.

Consider tagging any specific statements with potentially unreliable sources with {{Verify credibility|date=October 2025}} before tagging the whole article with this template.

Parameters

Date (required‍): |date=(current month and year, as in October 2025)
Some: |some=yes is the default and begins the template with "Some of this article's listed sources..."; |some=no begins the template with "Some or all of this article's listed sources..."
Unnamed: |1=section changes "article" to "section" in the text.
Imdb: |imdb=yes adds the text "It includes attribution to IMDb, which may not be a reliable source for information."
Small: |small=left makes the template box small and aligned to the left.

Redirects

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TemplateData

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TemplateData for Unreliable sources

Use this template to indicate that some of an article's listed sources may not be reliable.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Month and year	`date`	The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}" inserts the current month and year automatically. Example January 2013 Auto value `{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}`	Line	suggested
Some or all?	`some`	Enter "n", "no", "false", "off" or "0" to change "Some" to "Some or all". Example n Auto value `n`	Line	optional
Affected area	`1`	Text to replace the word "article", usually "section" Example section Auto value `section`	Line	optional
Includes IMDb?	`imdb`	Adds the text "It includes attribution to IMDb, which may not be a reliable source for information." Example y Auto value `y`	Line	optional
Make template small	`small`	Enter "left" here to make the template box small and aligned to the left. Example left Auto value `left`	Line	optional

v t e Citation and verifiability article maintenance templates
Sourcing	{{Circular}} {{Dubious}} {{Excessive citations}} {{Further reading cleanup}} {{Independent sources}} {{More citations needed}} {{More citations needed section}} {{More footnotes needed}} {{No footnotes}} {{No reliable sources}} {{No significant coverage}} {{One source}} {{One source section}} {{Only primary sources}} {{NRIS only}} {{Primary sources}} {{Primary sources section}} {{Religious text primary}} {{Self-published}} {{Self-reference cleanup}} {{Self-sourcing examples}} {{Refexample section}} {{Sources exist}} {{Text-source}} {{Unreferenced}} {{Unreferenced section}} {{Unreferenced category}} {{Unreliable sources}} {{Unreliable sources section}} {{User-generated}}
BLP-specific	{{BLP unreferenced}} {{BLP unreferenced section}} {{BLP primary sources}} {{BLP self-published}} {{BLP sources}} {{BLP sources section}} {{BLP IMDb-only refimprove}} {{BLP IMDb refimprove}} {{BLP no footnotes}} {{BLP more footnotes needed}} {{BLP one source}}
Topic specific	{{Localist}} {{Media IMDb refimprove}} {{More medical citations needed}} {{More science citations needed}} {{Neologism}} {{Science review}} {{Unreferenced law}} {{Unreferenced medical section}}
Dispute-related	{{Cite check}} {{Cite check section}} {{Content}} {{Disputed}} {{Dispute about}} {{Disputed section}} {{Disputed chem}} {{Disputed list}} {{Disputed map}} {{Expert needed}} {{Hoax}} {{Original research}} {{Original research section}} {{Speculation}} {{Speculation section}} {{Synthesis}} {{Verifiability}} {{Verify sources}}
Citation improvements	{{Citation style}} {{Citations broken}} {{Cleanup bare URLs}} {{Format footnotes}} {{Full citations needed}} {{Ibid}} {{Page numbers improve}} {{Page numbers needed}} {{Parenthetical referencing}} {{Shallow references}}
General advice	Citing sources Reliable sources Maintenance template removal Citation needed Find sources Combining sources Referencing styles

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