Eric Saade

Article summary

Eric Khaled Saade (born 29 October 1990) is a Swedish singer-songwriter. He spent two years with the boy band What's Up!, leaving the band in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Saade represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Popular", finishing in third place.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1990-10-29 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 2026 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2014-06-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2016-06-24 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. release date: 2016-03-18 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. release date: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. release date: 2018-11-16 — 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 birth is "1990-10-29". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "2026". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2014-06-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "2016-06-24". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the release date is "2016-03-18". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the release date is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the release date is "2018-11-16". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
16. 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=1377557577