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Meanings
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- Used to designate an assertion or other statement as false, inaccurate, or requiring verification.
- Used ironically to designate an obvious fact that needs no support.
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From a tag, first created in June 2005, used on the English Wikipedia website to mark statements in articles that require verification.
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