Template:AI-retrieved source

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Not to be confused with Template:AI-generated source.

This {{AI-retrieved source}} template will automatically place tagged articles into Category: Wikipedia articles needing factual verification.

Usage

Put the following after the reference—after and outside of the closing </ref> tag—to flag it as being retrieved using an AI, such as ChatGPT, and request that someone ensures that the source supports the material in the passage so as to satisfy the policy on verifiability:

{{AI-retrieved source|date=April 2026}}

Please only add the {{AI-retrieved source}} template if you have a good reason to believe that the source is AI-retrieved. For instance, ChatGPT (but not other large language models) will add UTM parameters to sources it generates indicating their provenance, as can be seen with this search.

If you did attempt to verify the information, and failed, this template might not be the right one to use. AI models have a tendency to hallucinate sources, and dubious content should be removed as a first resort. If multiple sources all fail verification, and the article is recent enough, consider tagging it for G15 speedy deletion instead.

If you did successfully verify the information, add |checked= to the template, which will suppress the display and indicate to future editors that the source has been verified. If this would cause issues with the template limit, you can comment out the template instead.

If the information needs verification, but there isn't evidence of it having been generated by AI, use {{Verify source}}.

Wikipedia usage of this template

To find all the articles that use this template, visit What links here.

This template is a self-reference, as it is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content, and it should not be substituted.

If you want to help out, please visit Category: Articles lacking sources for articles which lack sources altogether.

Parameters

• |date= – you may append a date to the template in the following format:

  {{Verify source|date=April 2026}}

• |reason= – this parameter can be used to change the text displayed when hovering over the tag.
• |checked= – this parameter can be set to any non-falsy value (see {{yesno}} for details) to suppress the template's display and indicate that the source has been checked:

  {{Verify source|checked=yes}}

  {{Verify source|checked=April 2026}}

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:AI-retrieved source in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for AI-retrieved source

Use this inline cleanup template to flag an AI-retrieved source and request that someone verify that it supports the associated material.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Month and year	date	The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}" inserts the current month and year automatically. Example January 2013 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	Line	suggested
Reason	reason	Change the text which is displayed when hovering over the tag	String	optional
Checked	checked	Suppresses the template display and indicate to future editors that the information has been checked	String	optional

See also

• {{Verify source}}
• {{AI citations}}, a similar banner template
• {{AI-generated source}}, to be used when the source itself contains AI-generated material

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