Šluota

Article summary

Šluota (literally "broom") was a Lithuanian satire and humour magazine which was published, with hiatuses, from 1934 to 2004. Until 1990, it was published by the Communist Party of Lithuania and contained mainly Communist propaganda. It was the only humour magazine in the Lithuanian SSR and it was popular and well received. According to research of Neringa Klumbytė, artists and writers attempted to subvert the Communist ideology using the Aesopian language in the 1970s and 1980s.

Key claims

1. publication date: 1934 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. publication date: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1940 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 1956 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. publication date: 1934 — 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 publication date is "1934". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the publication date is "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1940". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "1956". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the publication date is "1934". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. 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=1248424358