Bleacher Report

Article summary

Bleacher Report (often abbreviated as B/R) is a website that focuses on sports and sports culture. Its headquarters are in San Francisco, with offices in New York City and London. Bleacher Report was acquired by Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting System in August 2012 for $175 million. In March 2018, Bleacher Report and Turner Sports launched B/R Live, a subscription video streaming service featuring live broadcasts of several major sports events, although the service was discontinued in 2021 and merged with the company's mobile app. Bleacher Report owns multi-media social network House of Highlights, and its branding was used for Max's sports coverage prior to 2025.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 2019 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. employees: 50 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 2012 — 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 establishment is "2019". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of formation is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the employees is "50 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1378453881