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Garforth

Garforth ( ) is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire. It sits in the Garforth and Swillington ward of Leeds City Council and the Leeds East parliamentary constituency. As of 2011, the population of Garforth was 14,957, having decreased since the last census. It is east of Central Leeds, south-west of York and north of Wakefield. It is mostly an Un-Parished area, like much of Greater Leeds.

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Garforth ( ) is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire. It sits in the Garforth and Swillington ward of Leeds City Council and the Leeds East parliamentary constituency. As of 2011, the population of Garforth was 14,957, having decreased since the last census. It is east of Central Leeds, south-west of York and north of Wakefield. It is mostly an Un-Parished area, like much of Greater Leeds.

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 1972 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of formation: 2015 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2013-01-28 — 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 "1972". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of formation is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2013-01-28". 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=1376493315

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