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Usage

See Template:Dubious/doc.

Parameters

|text= text to mark as dubious.
|1=Talk section name – the first field should point to the section name on the talk page which contains the discussion.
- If the section name contains an equal sign, use the following syntax: {{Dubious|1=Does x = 5?}}.
- Other special characters used in section names (such as brackets, "[" and "]") may need to be escaped. For example, the markup:

{{Dubious-span|K%5BX%5D is NOT integral|text=KX is clearly a whole number.}}

or, equivalently

{{Dubious-span|text=K[X] is clearly a whole number.|1=K%5BX%5D is NOT integral}}

would be converted to:

{{Dubious-span|K[X] is NOT integral|text=K[X] is clearly a whole number.}},

which is rendered as follows (note the URL link to discuss):

K[X] is clearly a whole number.^{[dubious – discuss]}.

For comparison, the unescaped version produces garbage:

K[X] is clearly a whole number.^{[dubious – [[Template talk:Dubious span#K[X] is NOT integral|discuss]]]}

|date= the month and year when the template was added. Example: |date=September 2024. This date will then be displayed in a tooltip when the reader moves their mouse over the superscripted word "dubious".
|reason= a (concise) reason that the text was marked as dubious. Example: |reason=The dates given imply that this person lived for 110 years in the 16th century.. This reason will then be displayed in a tooltip when the reader moves their mouse over the superscripted word "dubious".

Example of usage

Code:

{{Dubious-span|1=How is blah relevant?|text=TEXT TEXT TEXT blah.|reason="Blah" is not related to TEXT.|date=June 2020}}

Result:

TEXT TEXT TEXT blah.^{[dubious – discuss]}

In context:

TEXT TEXT TEXT foo. TEXT TEXT TEXT blah.^{[dubious – discuss]} TEXT TEXT TEXT bar.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Dubious span

Use this template to tag a specific statement or alleged fact that is sourced but which nevertheless seems dubious or unlikely to be correct.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Text	`text`	Text to mark as dubious.	Content	required
Section name on talk page	`1`	Section name on talk page where further information or discussion can be found	String	optional
Month and year	`date`	Month and year	Date	suggested

Inline cleanup tags

Attribution

Clarity

Miscellaneous

Neutrality

Precision

{{By how much}} {{Definition}} {{Definition needed}} {{Example needed}} {{Example needed span}} {{Explain}} {{How}} {{How often}} {{Misquoted}} {{Quantify}} {{Specify}} {{Vague}} {{When}} {{Where}} {{Which}} {{Who else}} {{Why}} {{Year needed}}
Excessive	{{Overly detailed inline}} {{Duplication span}} {{Importance inline}} {{Relevance inline}} {{Undue weight inline}} {{Globalize inline}} {{Infobox clutter}}

Time-sensitivity

Verifiability

Dubious	{{Contradictory inline}} {{Disputed inline}} {{Dubious}} {{Dubious span}} {{Inconsistent}} {{Needs independent confirmation}} {{Speculation inline}}
Bare URLs	{{Bare URL inline}} {{Bare URL non-HTML}} {{Bare URL AV media}} {{Bare URL PDF}} {{Bare URL image}} {{Bare URL DOC}} {{Bare URL plain text}} {{Bare URL spreadsheet}}
Incomplete or broken citation	{{Author incomplete}} {{Author missing}} {{Date missing}} {{Dead link}} {{Edition needed}} {{Episode needed}} {{Full citation needed}} {{Incomplete short citation}} {{ISBN missing}} {{Moved resource}} {{Page needed}} {{Place missing}} {{Publisher missing}} {{Season needed}} {{Time needed}} {{Title incomplete}} {{Title missing}} {{Unused source}} {{Volume needed}} {{Year missing}}
Missing or problematic reference	{{Additional citation needed}} {{Better source needed}} {{Better source needed example}} {{Check quotation}} {{Chronology citation needed}} {{Circular reference}} {{Citation needed}} {{Citation needed span}} {{Citation not found}} {{Close paraphrasing inline}} {{COI source}} {{Deprecated inline}} {{Excessive citations inline}} {{Failed verification}} {{Failed verification span}} {{Image reference needed}} {{Irrelevant citation}} {{Medical citation needed}} {{Medical citation needed span}} {{Nonspecific}} {{Not verified in body}} {{Obsolete source}} {{Page range too broad}} {{Primary source inline}} {{Promotional source}} {{Quote without source}} {{Request quotation}} {{Request quotation span}} {{Retracted}} {{Scientific citation needed}} {{Self-published inline}} {{Tertiary source inline}} {{Third-party inline}} {{Unreliable fringe source}} {{Unreliable medical source}} {{Unreliable source?}} {{Verify quote}} {{Verify source}}

Wording

General advice

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