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Lockerbie

Lockerbie ( , ) is a historic market town in Dumfries and Galloway, south-western Scotland. The town lies near the River Annan, approximately 58 miles (93 km) south-southwest of Edinburgh, 62 miles (100 km) southseast of Glasgow, and 10 miles (16 km) east-northeast of Dumfries. The town had a population of 4,412 in 2022. Lockerbie came to international attention in December 1988, when the wreckage of Pan Am Flight 103 crashed there following a terrorist bomb attack aboard the flight.

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Lockerbie ( , ) is a historic market town in Dumfries and Galloway, south-western Scotland. The town lies near the River Annan, approximately 58 miles (93 km) south-southwest of Edinburgh, 62 miles (100 km) southseast of Glasgow, and 10 miles (16 km) east-northeast of Dumfries. The town had a population of 4,412 in 2022. Lockerbie came to international attention in December 1988, when the wreckage of Pan Am Flight 103 crashed there following a terrorist bomb attack aboard the flight.

Key claims

  1. population: 1,313 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. students: 35 students — 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 population is "1,313 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the students is "35 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1374676354

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