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Dorkbot

Dorkbot is the name used by an international network of local groups that hold informal meetings about electronic art, technology, and experimental projects. Participants have included artists, engineers, designers, scientists, programmers, students, and hobbyists. Its motto is "people doing strange things with electricity".

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Article summary

Dorkbot is the name used by an international network of local groups that hold informal meetings about electronic art, technology, and experimental projects. Participants have included artists, engineers, designers, scientists, programmers, students, and hobbyists. Its motto is "people doing strange things with electricity".

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 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 foundation is "2000". 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=1371970614

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