Fallowfield

Article summary

Fallowfield is an area of Manchester which had a population of 14,869 at the 2021 census. Historically in Lancashire, it lies south of Manchester city centre and is bisected east–west by Wilbraham Road and north–south by Wilmslow Road. The former Fallowfield Loop railway line, now a shared use path, follows a route nearly parallel with the east–west main road (Moseley Road/Wilbraham Road). The area has a large student population. The University of Manchester's main accommodation complex – the Fallowfield Campus – occupies a large area in the north; this is adjacent to the university's Owens Park halls of residence and the Firs Botanical Grounds. In the northwest of the suburb is Platt Fields Park, which is formed from part of the land that once belonged to the Platts of Platt Hall.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1923 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1944 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1933 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 1873 — 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 "1923". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1944". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1933". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1873". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1372177377