Orca attacks

Article summary

Orcas are large, powerful aquatic apex predators. There have been incidents where orcas were perceived to attack humans in the wild, but such attacks are less common than those by captive orcas. In captivity, there have been several non-fatal and four fatal attacks on humans since the 1990s. Experts are divided as to whether the injuries and deaths were accidental or deliberate attempts to cause harm.

Key claims

1. date of death: 2001 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of death: 2017 — 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 "2001". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of death is "2017". 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=1377578909