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Add{{Dubious}} aftera specific statement or alleged fact that is sourced but that nevertheless seems dubious or unlikely. Most commonly, this involves uncertainty regardingthe veracity or accuracy of the given source, or of an editor's interpretation of that source.
The purposes of this template are:
Note: Refer to theIncorrect uses section below for examples of inappropriate uses, and suggested alternatives.
When using this template, it is strongly suggested to simultaneously discuss the dubious statement on the article's talk page –and to point this template to a specific talk page section (either new or existing) which contains that discussion. To do so, use the following syntax:
{{Dubious|Talk section name}}Do not add this template to a page more than a reasonable number of times. Please consider using one of the other templates mentioned below instead.
|1=Talk section name – the first field should point to the section name on the talk page which contains the discussion. Alias:|talk=.{{Dubious|1=Does x = 5?}}.|date= – the month and year when the template was added. Example:|date=November 2025.|reason= – Because it may not be immediately apparent to other editors what about the tagged passage is questionable, it may be helpful to add a brief reason for the tag:{{Dubious|reason=What the problem is}} (this is preferable to using an HTML<!-- comment --> after the tag, as it is tidier to keep all of the{{Dubious}}-related code inside the template). If the explanation would be lengthy, use the article's talk page. As well as being visible in the source code for editors' benefit, thereason parameter is, if provided, displayed as a tooltip when the mouse is hovered over the "dubious" part of the rendered text in the article.This template isnot to be used
If you believe that a statement is both unverifiable and probably wrong, then you should considerremoving it from the article (and perhaps copying it to the talk page with an explanation) instead of tagging it.
TemplateData for Dubious
Use this template to tag a specific statement or alleged fact that is sourced but which nevertheless seems dubious or unlikely to be correct.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section name on talk page | 1 | Section name on talk page where further information or discussion can be found | String | optional |
| Month and year | date | Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'
| String | suggested |
| reason | reason | A brief summary of the problem, to be displayed on hover | String | optional |
