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Flickerstick

Flickerstick is an American alternative rock band from Fort Worth, Texas, formed in 1997. The band rose to national attention in 2001 by winning VH1's reality competition series Bands on the Run, after which it signed with Epic Records and reissued its album Welcoming Home the Astronauts. Flickerstick disbanded in 2009 before reuniting in 2022.

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Article summary

Flickerstick is an American alternative rock band from Fort Worth, Texas, formed in 1997. The band rose to national attention in 2001 by winning VH1's reality competition series Bands on the Run, after which it signed with Epic Records and reissued its album Welcoming Home the Astronauts. Flickerstick disbanded in 2009 before reuniting in 2022.

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 1997 — 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 formation is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1365481216

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.