Crypt TV

Article summary

The Crypt Holdings, Inc., doing business as Crypt TV, is an American entertainment company founded by Jack Davis and filmmaker Eli Roth in September 2014, focused on the creation and distribution of horror-themed digital content with an emphasis on recurring monsters and characters in linked universes. Its creation was backed by producer Jason Blum and Blumhouse Productions. Crypt specializes in short-form online horror videos, including characters that have gone viral such as The Birch and The Look-See. The company has a combined social media following of 5 million likes on Facebook and 3.41 million subscribers on YouTube.

Key claims

1. date of formation: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2019-10-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2021-11-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2017-06-29 — 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 formation is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2019-10-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2021-11-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2017-06-29". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. 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=1368173392