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Fatal Experiments

Fatal Experiments, subtitled "Three Investigations into the Sinister and Macabre", is a collection of three adventures published by Chaosium in 1990 for the horror role-playing game Call of Cthulhu, itself based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft.

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Fatal Experiments, subtitled "Three Investigations into the Sinister and Macabre", is a collection of three adventures published by Chaosium in 1990 for the horror role-playing game Call of Cthulhu, itself based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft.

Key claims

  1. publication date: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 1981 — 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 publication date is "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "1981". 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=1298200782

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