Dereham

Article summary

Dereham ( ), also known historically as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the Breckland District of the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, about west of the city of Norwich and east of King's Lynn. The civil parish has an area of and, in the 2001 census, had a population of 15,659 in 6,941 households; it increased to 18,609 by the 2011 census. Dereham falls within, and is the centre of administration for, Breckland District Council. The town should not be confused with the Norfolk village of West Dereham, which lies about away. Since 1983, Dereham has been twinned with the town of Rüthen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is also twinned with Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf, France. In spite of the reunification of Germany in 1990, until 2024, the sign on the A47 at the entrance to Dereham from the Swaffham direction still referred to Rüthen being in West Germany; this sparked periodic comment in the local press. "Deerum"; "Dareum" (the emphasis is placed upon the vowel in the first syllable).

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1941-11-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 2015-01-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of death: 2022-09-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of formation: 1856 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of formation: 1908 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of foundation: 1941 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. publication date: 1856 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. publication date: 2020 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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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 "1941-11-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "2015-01-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of death is "2022-09-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of formation is "1856". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of formation is "1908". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of foundation is "1941". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the publication date is "1856". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the publication date is "2020". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
11. 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=1375038348