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The {{tl|Failed verification}} tag is used when an editor tried to [[WikipediaElite Dangerous Wiki:Verifiability|verify]] the information in an article with its sources, but failed to do so. The tag will categorise articles into [[:Category:All articles with failed verification]]. This [[Help:Template|template]] is a [[WikipediaProject:AvoidCiting self-referencessources|self-reference]] and thus is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content. This template should only be used with references that exist, but do not support the information they claim to.
 
== When to use ==
Use this tag '''only if''':
 
* an [[WikipediaProject:InlineCiting citationsources|inline citation]] to a source is given,
* you have checked the source,
* the source does not support what is contained in the article, '''and'''
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For example, if the article says that 26% of statistics are made up, and the source says that statistics are made up without giving a percentage, then that information has failed verification. If you are unable to fix the error, then you should tag the information as not matching the named source. If the discrepancy between the source and the article isn't obvious, then please explain the situation in detail on the talk page.
 
If the source given is an unreachable website, keep the source and mark it with {{Tlx|Dead link}} instead. See [[WikipediaProject:Editorial guidance|Link rot]] and [[WPProject:Editorial guidance|DEADREF]] for more information.
 
If no source is given, and you believe that [[WPProject:MINREFEditorial guidance|an inline citation is necessary]] for that information, then use {{tlx|Citation needed}}.
 
If the source has absolutely no relevance to any part of the article, delete the reference and replace with {{tlx|Citation needed}}.
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*{{Tlx|Cite check}}: Use when the article or section may have inappropriate or misinterpreted citations (generates a hatnote).
*{{tlx|Verify source}}
*{{tlx|Uw-failed-verification}}, {{tlx|Uw-fv}}: aliases for {{tlx|Uw-fv1}}, a [[WPProject:WARNEditorial guidance|user warning template]] intended for a user talk page.
* [[WikipediaElite Dangerous Wiki:Citing sources|Citing sources]], especially [[WikipediaElite Dangerous Wiki:Citing sources#Unsourced material|Unsourced material]]
* [[WikipediaProject:Reliable sources|Identifying reliable sources]]
* [[WikipediaProject:Template messages/Cleanup#Verifiability andindex|Template sourcesindex]]
* [[WikipediaProject:Template index|Template messages/Sources of articles]]
* [[WikipediaElite Dangerous Wiki:Verifiability|Verifiability]]
* [[WikipediaProject:Template index/User namespace|WikiProject Fact and Reference Check]]
 
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