Charentsavan

Article summary

Charentsavan ( ), is a town and urban municipal community in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It was founded in 1947 as Lusavan, and renamed in 1967 after the Armenian poet Yeghishe Charents. According to the 2022 census, Charentsavan had a population of 22,071.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1947 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 2006 — 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 foundation is "1947". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1948". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "2006". 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=1377149388