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{{tl|Image reference needed}} is a [[Wikipedia:Template messages|template]] used to identify user-made images such as graphs, charts, drawings, and maps in articles, particularly if questionable, that need a [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|citation]] to a [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable source]], either after the image's caption or on the [[Help:File description page|image description page]]. This template produces the superscripted message {{Image reference needed}} and is installed with no spaces directly after the image's caption.

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

Input:

: {{Tlx|Image reference needed|date{{=}}{{Currentmonthname}}&nbsp;{{Currentyear}}}}

Result:

: {{Image reference needed|date={{Currentmonthname}}&nbsp;{{Currentyear}}}}

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

This [[Wikipedia:Template|template]] is a [[Wikipedia:Avoid self-references|self-reference]] and so is part of the CAPipediaproject rather than the encyclopedic content.

This template automatically adds articles to [[:Category:Articles with unsourced statements]].

:{{Tlx|Image reference needed|date{{=}}Month and year}}

==When not to use==
The <nowiki>{{Image reference needed}}</nowiki> template is intended for use when there is a general question of the verifiability of an image, or when an editor believes that a reference verifying the image should be provided. Other templates are available for other or more specific issues:
* For concerns about copyright status: see [[Wikipedia:Guide to image deletion]] instead.
* To challenge the contents of the caption: use {{tl|Citation needed}} for captions, or [[WP:FIXIT|fix it yourself]].
* For issues of image placement, formatting, or size: see [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images]] instead.
* Do not use this template because you disagree with the viewpoint or facts represented on an image. For example, images that you think are incorrect should be tagged with {{Tl|Dubious}}, and those which represent a non-neutral view should be tagged with {{Tl|POV statement}}. Being specific about the nature of the problem will help other editors correct it.

An image representing data or information (e.g., a graph) is usually considered verifiable if:
* the image repeats information cited elsewhere in the article (e.g., the article says that 30% of cancer deaths could be prevented by banning all tobacco and alcoholic beverages, and the image shows a graph of 30%),
* the image is similar to one published by any reliable source,
* the [[Help:File description page|file page]] contains references to the data represented in the image.

== Parameters ==
* {{param|date}}: The date the tag was added.

== TemplateData ==

{{TemplateDataHeader}}
<templatedata>
{
	"description": "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.",
	"params": {
		"date": {
			"label": "Month and year",
			"description": "Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'",
			"type": "string",
			"autovalue": "January 2024",
			"example": "January 2013",
			"suggested": true
		}
	}
}
</templatedata>

==See also==
*[[Wikipedia:Citing sources]]

*{{tl|Citation needed}}, for facts in articles
*{{[[Template:Clarify|Clarify]]}}, requesting clarification of a hard-to-understand phrase.
*{{[[Template:Cite quote|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.
*{{[[Template:Request quotation|Request quotation]]}}, tagging a request for quoting inaccessible source, used for requesting a direct quote from the cited source for verification.
*{{[[Template:Verify source|Verify source]]}}, tagging a request for source verification, used for information that is doubtful or appears false.
*{{[[Template:Unreliable source?|Unreliable source?]]}}, tagging a request for source verification, used for information that is doubtful or appears false.

*{{[[Template:Cite check|Cite check]]}}, popping up a box saying an article or section may have inappropriate or misinterpreted citations.
*{{[[Template:Unreferenced|Unreferenced]]}} and {{[[Template:Unreferenced section|Unreferenced section]]}}, popping up a box saying an article or section has no citation or reference for its information.
*{{[[Template:Original research inline|Original research inline]]}}, to label a passage of text that may be based upon [[Wikipedia:No original research|original research]].
*{{[[Template:POV statement|POV statement]]}}, to label a passage of text whose [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutrality]] is disputed. 
*{{tl|Page needed}}, to request a missing page number to an existing reference. 
*{{tl|Dubious}}

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