Lesson plan
Hinge (app)
Hinge is an American online dating application. The app displays potential matches one at a time and allows the user to dismiss or attempt to match by responding to a specific piece of information on the other's profile. The service emphasizes uploading user-generated material in a variety of formats, such as photos, videos, voice recordings, and "prompts", as a way to express personality and appearance. The app is fully owned by Match Group as of February 2019.
Article summary
Hinge is an American online dating application. The app displays potential matches one at a time and allows the user to dismiss or attempt to match by responding to a specific piece of information on the other's profile. The service emphasizes uploading user-generated material in a variety of formats, such as photos, videos, voice recordings, and "prompts", as a way to express personality and appearance. The app is fully owned by Match Group as of February 2019.
Key claims
- release date: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the release date is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
Bibliography
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377878682
Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.