KidsCan

Article summary

The KidsCan Charitable Trust (trading as KidsCan) is a New Zealand based charitable trust. It was founded in 2005 in Greenhithe, Auckland, New Zealand by Julie Chapman and works to help address New Zealand kids living in poverty (defined as living at 60% or less of the median wage, or one in four New Zealand children) through a variety of programmes.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1972 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 2005 — 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 birth is "1972". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "2005". 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=1349184558