Template:Disputed section/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Disputed section. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template identifies a Wikipedia article where one or more sections has content whose accuracy or factual nature is in dispute.

• This template is a self-reference.
• Please do not subst: this template.

First add a new section to the article's talk page outlining your concerns, then add {{Disputed section}} to the top of the disputed section in the main article. To include a link from the "disputed section" header to the proper section of the talk page, use {{Disputed section|talk page section name}}. Articles using this template as shown above are placed into Category:Accuracy disputes.

To make the message box small and floated to the left, set the "small" parameter to "left". Note that in this case, a shorter message will be displayed. Example:

Template:

{{Disputed section|small=left}}

Output:

This section's factual accuracy is disputed. (talk) Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced. (Learn how and when to remove this message)

This template can take an optional date parameter in the format {{Disputed section|date = <month> <year>}} or {{Disputed section|talk page section name|date = <month> <year>}}. If the date is not included it will probably be added later by a WP:BOT. Articles using this template with a date are added to Category:Accuracy disputes from <month> <year>.

Template:

{{Disputed section|date=August 2026}}

Output:

This section's factual accuracy is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced. (August 2026) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Category:

Category:Accuracy disputes from August 2026

1. {{Accuracy-section}}
2. {{Sectfact}}

• Wikipedia:Accuracy dispute
• Wikipedia:Consensus
• Wikipedia:Dispute resolution
• Wikipedia:Disputed statement
• Wikipedia:Neutral point of view
• Wikipedia:Template index
• Wikipedia:Template namespace

• Boxes:
  • {{Disputed}} For disputing entire article
  • {{Dispute about|what}} For disputing part of an article
  • {{Disputed section}} For disputing a section in an article
  • {{Disputed tag}} For disputing recent promotions or amendments of policies and guidelines
  • {{Under discussion}} For use on project pages (e.g., policies and guidelines), not on articles
• Inline:
  • {{Dubious}}, and {{Disputed inline}} Statement
  • {{Under discussion inline}} Statements on project pages

• Boxes:
  • {{Controversial}} Talk page

• Boxes:
  • {{POV}} Article, {{POV section}} Section
• Inline:
  • {{Unbalanced opinion}} Statement
  • {{POV statement}} Statement