Place the template outside the ref tags, like this:<ref>[...body of reference...]</ref>{{Better source needed}}
You can also include a|reason= note, which displays as a tool tip upon mouse hover, to describe the issue to interested readers and to leave a record for future editors. For example, the following usage might be appropriate to the arguable claim that "Most people believe in ghosts...":
{{Better source needed|reason=Citation is the Ghostbusters' company website, which may not be entirely objective.|date=November 2025}}
Contentious material aboutliving persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced should beremoved immediately. Do not tag it: remove it. For more information, see the section oncontentious material in the Biography of Living Persons policy.
If no citation is given, use the{{Citation needed}} tag instead. If the source given is self-published, use{{Self-published inline}}. If you think the author has a conflict of interest or is otherwise too close to the subject, use{{Third-party inline}}. If the source has been surpassed by newer, reliable publications that no longer support the claim in the article, use{{Obsolete source}}.
If you have the time and ability to find a better reference, please do so. Then correct the citation yourself, or correct the article text. After all,the ultimate goal is not to merely identify problems, but to fix them.
This template is used in articles to identify sentences or short passages with information or analysis that has one or more inline citations but which are too insufficiently reliable sources. It produces the super-scripted text "better source needed".
