Ectomobile

Article summary

The Specialised Electronical Vehicular Device (also known as the Ectomobile, Ecto-1) is a custom-built vehicle from the Ghostbusters franchise. It appears in the films Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989), Ghostbusters (2016), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), in the animated television series: The Real Ghostbusters and Extreme Ghostbusters, and in the video games Ghostbusters: The Video Game and Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed.

Key claims

1. release date: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the release date is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2010". 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=1354529233