Bothwell

Article summary

Bothwell ( ) is a conservation village in the South Lanarkshire council area of Scotland and part of the Greater Glasgow area. It lies on the north bank of the River Clyde, adjacent to Uddingston and Hamilton, east-south-east of Glasgow city centre. In the early 2020s, the village was the site of a number of widely reported gang-related firebomb attacks.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1873 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1300 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of formation: 2000 — 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 "1873". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1300". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of formation is "2000". 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=1378646811