Template:Image reference needed/doc

Usage

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

1. to let the readers of the article know that the image adds unverified information to the article.
2. to request that the image follows Wikipedia:No original research, Wikipedia:Citing sources, Wikipedia:Verifiability, and Wikipedia:Reliable sources.

Note: this template is not for copyright status – only for verifiability of material depicted in the image as relating to the article in which this template is used.

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.

{{Imagefact|date=Month and year}}

Parameters

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

Example

Input:

{{Imagefact|date=July 2025}}

Result:

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

Redirects

(They all redirect to template:imagefact)

• {{image fact}}
• {{image-fact}}

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Image reference needed in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Image reference needed

Use this inline template in an image's caption to identify the image as needing citations. Do not use it for disputing the image's copyright status.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Month and year	date	Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13' Example January 2013 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	String	suggested

See also

• Wikipedia:Citing sources

• {{Fact}}, 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}}