Template:Unreliable sources

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Usage

Add {{Unreliable sources|date=May 2026}} to the top of the article, below any hatnotes.

Consider tagging any specific statements with potentially unreliable sources with {{Verify credibility|date=May 2026}} before tagging the whole article with this template.

Parameters

Date (required‍)

|date=(current month and year, as in May 2026)

Some

|some=yes is the default and begins the template with "Some of this article's listed sources..."

|some=no begins the template with "Some or all of this article's listed sources..."

Unnamed

|1=section changes "article" to "section" in the text.

Imdb

|imdb=yes adds the text "It includes attribution to IMDb, which may not be a reliable source for information."

Small

|small=left makes the template box small and aligned to the left.

Redirects

The following templates redirect here:

• {{unrel}}
• {{Unreliable}}
• {{Badsources}}
• {{Reliable sources}}
• {{Reliable-sources}}
• {{Reliablesources}}
• {{Unreliablesources}}
• {{Better sources needed}}

TemplateData

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

TemplateData for Unreliable sources

Use this template to indicate that some of an article's listed sources may not be reliable.

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
Some or all?	some	Enter "n", "no", "false", "off" or "0" to change "Some" to "Some or all". Example n Auto value n	Line	optional
Affected area	1	Text to replace the word "article", usually "section" Example section Auto value section	Line	optional
Includes IMDb?	imdb	Adds the text "It includes attribution to IMDb, which may not be a reliable source for information." Example y Auto value y	Line	optional
Make template small	small	Enter "left" here to make the template box small and aligned to the left. Example left Auto value left	Line	optional

See also

• {{Unreliable source inline}} (redirects to {{Unreliable source?}})
• {{Better source needed}}
• {{No reliable sources}}
• Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup
• Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles

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