Template:Facts

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Template:facts differs from Template:fact in that it assumes the statement requiring citation is true, but that it needs more references than are already provided. This generally happens because the phraseology of the sentence involved implies that there should be more than one reference given.

For instance, let's say you're reading an article and you come across this statement:
 * On many occasions, the Doctor has rescued the Earth from alien invasion. (TV: The Christmas Invasion) Because this statement says that something happened "on many occasions", but only one instance was cited, an opportunity arises to flag the statement with.

As with all maintenance templates, though, the preferred course of action is that you attempt to provide more references yourself, rather than flagging the article and leaving it for someone else to clean up. Clearly, in the case of the above statement, it would be rather easy for even the most casual fan of Doctor Who to come up with a bit more than The Christmas Invasion as an instance of the Doctor saving the world from aliens.

However, on those occasions where you come across a statement that does not agree with the number of sources, it is better to flag it than to ignore it altogether.

There's an element of just "using your best judgment" about this template. Don't chastise other editors for using it the "wrong" way. Not everyone knows off the top of their heads the stories which reference the Eye of Orion, but just about anyone can read the statement, The Doctor mentioned the Eye of Orion many times (TV: Attack of the Cybermen), and know that it doesn't quite add up. If the template eventually encourages more sources to appear in articles, then it will have been wise to have used it.