Exploding White Mice

Article summary

Exploding White Mice were an Australian punk-pop band from Adelaide which formed in 1983 with Paul Gilchrist on vocals, Andy MacQueen on bass guitar, Gerry Barrett on guitar, Craig Rodda on drums and Giles Barrow on rhythm guitar. In 1984 Barrett was replaced by Jeff Stephens on guitar – later also on lead vocals. In 1985 Rodda was replaced on drums by David Bunney. The group released four studio albums, Brute Force and Ignorance (August 1988), Exploding White Mice (1990), Collateral Damage (1992) and We Walk Alone (1994). The band toured Europe twice before disbanding in April 1999.

Key claims

1. date of death: 2018-05-27 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of formation: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 1992 — 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 death is "2018-05-27". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of formation is "1983". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of formation is "1983". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "1988". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "1992". 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=1368583733