Lesson plan
InDefence
, the United Kingdom was accused of using anti-terrorism legislation to freeze the assets of Icelandic bank Landsbanki. Thousands of photographs similar to this one were prepared for the protest site indefence.is. InDefence, also known as In Defence of Iceland, was a grassroots citizen movement formed in October 2008, in the first instance in protest at the Landsbanki Freezing Order 2008, passed at 10 am on 8 October 2008, during the 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis.
Article summary
, the United Kingdom was accused of using anti-terrorism legislation to freeze the assets of Icelandic bank Landsbanki. Thousands of photographs similar to this one were prepared for the protest site indefence.is. InDefence, also known as In Defence of Iceland, was a grassroots citizen movement formed in October 2008, in the first instance in protest at the Landsbanki Freezing Order 2008, passed at 10 am on 8 October 2008, during the 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis.
Key claims
- date of formation: 2008-10-08 — 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 date of formation is "2008-10-08". 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?
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