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=July 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 and some other language models will add UTM parameters to sources they retrieve, such as utm_source=chatgpt.com. Live examples for ChatGPT can be found with this search, and Copilot 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:{{AI-retrieved source|date=July 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-false value (see{{yesno}}for details) to suppress the template's display and indicate that the source has been checked:{{AI-retrieved source|checked=yes}}{{AI-retrieved source|checked=July 2026}}
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.
| 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.
| 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
| Boolean | optional |
See also
- For content:
- {{AI-generated}} (Maintenance banner)
- {{AI-generated inline}} (Inline tag)
- {{AI-generated span}} (Inline tag)
- For sources:
- {{AI-generated source?}} (Inline tag)
- {{AI-retrieved source}} (Inline tag)
- {{Upscaled images}} (Maintenance banner)
- {{Upscaled inline}} (Inline tag)
- {{Uw-ai1}}, {{Uw-ai2}}, {{Uw-ai3}}, {{Uw-ai4}}
- (Warnings for article content)
- {{Uw-aitalk1}}, {{Uw-aitalk2}}, {{Uw-aitalk3}}, {{Uw-aitalk4}}
- (Warnings for discussion comments)
- {{Welcome-LLM}} (Welcome with warning)
- {{Uw-create-ai1}}, {{Uw-create-ai2}} (Creation warning)
- {{AfC submission|D|ai}} (Declining drafts)
- {{AfC decline|reason=ai}} (Notifying users)
- {{Db-g15}} (Speedy deletion nomination)
- {{Db-llm-notice|PageName}} (Notifying users)
- {{Prod llm}} (Proposed deletion nomination)
- {{Collapse AI top}} (Talk page)
- {{AINB-notice}} (Notifying users of noticeboard discussion)
- {{AINB talk notice}} (Reminding users that noticeboard exists)
- {{Uw-llmblock}} (Block notice)
- {{Looks AI-generated}}, {{MegaphoneAI}}
- (Inline comment-level icons)
