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KOME

KOME was a commercial FM radio station in San Jose, California, broadcasting at 98.5 MHz. KOME was on the air from 1971 through 1998. Currently, the 98.5 FM frequency is home to KUFX "K-Fox", a classic rock station. An unrelated FM station in Tolar, Texas, airing a classic hits radio format in the western section of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, currently uses the KOME call sign. It broadcasts on 95.5 MHz, and is owned by Chisholm Trail Communications.

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KOME was a commercial FM radio station in San Jose, California, broadcasting at 98.5 MHz. KOME was on the air from 1971 through 1998. Currently, the 98.5 FM frequency is home to KUFX "K-Fox", a classic rock station. An unrelated FM station in Tolar, Texas, airing a classic hits radio format in the western section of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, currently uses the KOME call sign. It broadcasts on 95.5 MHz, and is owned by Chisholm Trail Communications.

Key claims

  1. date of death: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of death: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of death: 2012-06-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. date of death: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. date of death: 2021 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. date of death: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  7. date of death: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  8. date of death: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  9. date of death: 2000 — 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 death is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of death is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of death is "2012-06-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the date of death is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the date of death is "2021". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the date of death is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the date of death is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. The record states that the date of death is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
  10. The record states that the date of death is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
  11. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  12. 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=1353685006

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