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Circalit

Circalit is an online community for writers, screenwriters, agents and producers. It mediates between industry professionals and individuals, and also provides a forum for writers to discuss each other's work. It was "[l]abeled as the first ever social networking site for screenwriters" by Movie Maker website, and dubbed the 'Facebook for screenwriters'. Recently, Circalit has partnered the website with The Script Factory, which has links to both Disney and Sony Pictures.

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Article summary

Circalit is an online community for writers, screenwriters, agents and producers. It mediates between industry professionals and individuals, and also provides a forum for writers to discuss each other's work. It was "[l]abeled as the first ever social networking site for screenwriters" by Movie Maker website, and dubbed the 'Facebook for screenwriters'. Recently, Circalit has partnered the website with The Script Factory, which has links to both Disney and Sony Pictures.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2010 — 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 "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1173463763

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.