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One of the key policies of Wikipedia is that all article content has to be '''[[WP:Verifiable|verifiable]]'''. This means that '''[[WP:Reliable sources|reliable sources]]''' must be able to support the material. All quotations, any material whose verifiability has been challenged or is likely to be challenged, and contentious material about [[WP:BLP|living persons]] (whether negative, positive, or neutral) must include an ''inline citation'' to a source that directly supports the material. This also means that Wikipedia is not the place for [[WP:OR|original work]], archival findings that have not been published, or evidence from any source that has not been published. {{clarify span|date=March 2025|An example of usage in a published source is not of itself valid as a citation, because your selection of that example constitutes original work.|reason=What does "your selection of that example" mean? What does "usage" mean?}}<br />
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If you are adding new content, it is [[WP:BURDEN|your responsibility]] to add sourcing information along with it. Material provided without a source is significantly more likely to be removed from an article. Sometimes it will be tagged first with a [[Wikipedia:Citation needed|"citation needed"]] template to give editors a chance to find and add sources, but some editors will simply remove it because they question its veracity.<br />
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This tutorial will show you how to add inline citations to articles, and also briefly explain what Wikipedia considers to be a reliable source.</div>wikipedia>W.andrea