Wikipedia Verifiability policy

Source record

• Publisher: English Wikipedia community
• Page type: Policy
• Reviewed: 2026-08-08
• Resource: Wikipedia:Verifiability

Relevant points

• Readers must be able to check claims against reliable published sources.
• Challenged or likely challenged claims need an inline citation.
• The cited source must directly support the claim as presented.
• The editor who adds or restores material carries the burden of support.

Use in this demo

The synthesis uses this policy for the claim-and-direct-support finding.

Limits

This note is a short paraphrase. Use the external policy page for complete and current requirements.