Wikipedia:Verifiability

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Wikipedia should only include information that is verifiable and is not original research.

The goal of Wikipedia is to become a complete and reliable encyclopedia. Verifiability is the key to becoming a reliable resource, so editors should cite credible sources so that their edits can be easily verified.

Verifiability is one of three of Wikipedia's content-guiding policy pages. The other two are No original research and Neutral point of view. Together, these three policies determine the type and quality of material that is acceptable in the main namespace.