How to use This template is used in articles to identify sentences or short passages which have an inline citation but improperly reference a primary source.  Adding  produces a superscripted notation like the following:   Most people believe in ghosts.  You can also include a (non-displayed)  note, to leave a better record for future editors. For example, the following usage might be appropriate to the arguable claim that "Most people believe in ghosts...":  Adding this template to an article places the article into one of a family of categories identifying "Articles with unsourced statements". To find all such articles, see :Category:All articles with unsourced statements.  When to use Use this template to "tag" information or analysis that you believe is improperly or unnecessarily supported by a primary source, so that other editors can see whether this use is appropriate and/or replace it with a citation to a stronger source. Primary sources may be used on Wikipedia, but they need to be handled with care.  "Primary source" does not mean that the author is too close to the subject. As a general rule, primary sources include all scientific journal articles about experiments, "eyewitness" newspaper stories, and historical documents. If you are looking for an independent, third-party source, use  instead.   When not to use this template  Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material about living persons should be removed immediately. Do not tag it: remove it. For more information, see the section on poorly sourced contentious material in the Biography of Living Persons policy.  Material which is doubtful and harmful may be removed immediately, rather than tagged. See Unsourced material.  If no citation is given, use the  tag instead. If the source given is self-published, use . If you think the author has a conflict of interest or is otherwise too close to the subject, use .  If you have the time and ability to find an 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.  Many editors object to what they perceive as overuse of this tag, particularly in what is known as "drive-by" tagging, which is applying the tag without attempting to address the issues at all. Consider whether adding this tag in an article is the best approach before using it, and use it judiciously.  This template is intended for specific passages which need citation. For articles or sections which have significant material lacking sources (rather than just specific short passages), there are other, more appropriate templates, such as . If the article as a whole relies on primary sources (rather than the independent, secondary sources required by the content policies), consider adding the  tag to the top of the article.  Redirects   See also   Wikipedia:No original research, especially Primary, secondary and tertiary sources  Wikipedia:Secondary does not mean independent, on the difference between a primary source and a source affiliated with the subject  Wikipedia:Citing sources, especially Unsourced material  Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup#Verifiability and sources  Wikipedia:Verifiability  Wikipedia:Reliable sources  Wikipedia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check   Inline templates  , for "actual quotations" which need citations to make them proper , request a page number for an existing citation , request clarification of wording or interpretation , wrapper for a portion of a paragraph to highlight it as needing citation , flag a source as possibly being unreliable and/or unverifiable , request that someone verify the cited source backs up the material in the passage , source was checked, and did not contain the cited material , request a direct quote from an inaccessible source, for verification purposes , to mark sentences needing an independent or third-party source   Content   – when a fact is sourced, but verifiability remains dubious  – flag something as possibly containing original research  – dispute the neutrality of a passage  – Avoid weasel words.  – for placement after descriptions of a group of persons.  – placement after mention of a vague third party claim that is not sourced.   Article message box templates  , article/section has no sources/references/citations given at all , article/section has weak or incomplete sources/references/citations , article/section may have inappropriate or misinterpreted citations  Whole article  — whole article contains zero references   — whole article contains zero indepdendent/third-party references  বিষয়শ্রেণী:মুদ্রণ বহির্ভূত বিষয়শ্রেণী:ইনলাইন তথ্যসূত্র এবং যাচাইযোগ্যতা বিতর্ক টেমপ্লেট