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tool makes referencing those statements easier by suggesting random articles which you can work on. Practice your new skills by helping us solve a "Citation needed" issue:
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Information in articles needs to have references that show where that information came from.
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Help:Introduction to referencing with VisualEditor

Verifiability
Adding references
Editing existing ones
Reusing references
Reliable sources
Summary
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Knowledge:Verifiability
Knowledge:Citing sources
Knowledge:Identifying reliable sources
Help:Citations quick reference
Knowledge:References dos and don'ts
Help:References and page numbers
Knowledge:Parenthetical referencing
Citation Hunt
I can help! Give me a random citation to add!
Test what you've learned in a sandbox
Test what you've learned in a sandbox
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Full user guide
Markup referencing

Introduction
Starting introduction

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