Anyox

Article summary

Anyox was a small company-owned mining town in British Columbia, Canada. Today it is a ghost town, abandoned and largely destroyed. It is located on the shores of Granby Bay in coastal Observatory Inlet, about south of (but without a land link to) Stewart, British Columbia, and about , across wilderness east of the tip of the Alaska Panhandle.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1975 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1918-10-29 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. population: 3,000 residents — 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 "1975". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1918-10-29". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the population is "3,000 residents". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. 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=1354373373