55DSL

Article summary

55DSL was a company founded in Italy as a 1994 spinoff from Diesel Clothing that sells male and female clothing in stores all around the world, that included the brand's own proprietary stores. According to the Diesel Clothing Wikipedia page (linked above), the two Diesel spinoff brands "Style Lab and 55DSL are now defunct".

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1955 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1955". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374155384