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This policy covers how truth, lies, and dubious information are handled on the wiki. | This policy covers how truth, lies, and dubious information are handled on the wiki. | ||
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All suspicious claims on the wiki must have proof whenever possible. One common way to provide proof is with the [[:Category:Citation templates|citation templates]]. Dubious text that does not have proof must be tagged with the [[Template:Source needed|source needed]] template, which will categorize the page under [[:Category:Articles in need of sources]]. If some information goes without being proven for a large period of time, it will be removed, as it will be assumed to be false. | All suspicious claims on the wiki must have proof whenever possible. One common way to provide proof is with the [[:Category:Citation templates|citation templates]]. Dubious text that does not have proof must be tagged with the [[Template:Source needed|source needed]] template, which will categorize the page under [[:Category:Articles in need of sources]]. If some information goes without being proven for a large period of time, it will be removed, as it will be assumed to be false. | ||
==Claims== | |||
{{see|Pikipedia:Claims}} | |||
Intentionally or not, misinformation can make its way onto the wiki. Users, especially staff, are urged to challenge any claims made by the edits on an article. | |||
==Sic== | ==Sic== | ||