Paramore

Article summary

Paramore is an American rock band formed in Franklin, Tennessee, in 2004. Since 2017, the band's lineup has included lead vocalist Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York, and drummer Zac Farro. Williams and Farro are the founding members of the group, while York, a high school friend of the original lineup, joined in 2007. The band was signed to Fueled by Ramen, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. Williams was signed to Atlantic separately, as she was scouted when she was a teenager. They were the only label to let her stay in the band instead of going solo, but Atlantic said the rest of the band had to sign to Fueled by Ramen. The group's debut album, All We Know Is Falling (2005), reached number 30 on Billboard s Heatseekers Chart in 2006 and number four on the UK Rock Chart in 2009. The band's second album, Riot! (2007) became a mainstream success thanks to the success of the singles "Misery Business", "Crushcrushcrush", and "That's What You Get". The album was certified Platinum in the US and the band received a Best New Artist nomination at the 2008 Grammy Awards. Their 2009 follow-up, Brand New Eyes, reached number two on the Billboard 200 and became the band's second-highest-charting album to date. It produced the top-forty single "The Only Exception" and went platinum in Ireland and the UK .…

Key claims

1. date of formation: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 2022-10-22 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2005-07-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2007-06-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2007-11-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2007-10-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2008-03-24 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. release date: 2009-07-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. release date: 2013-04-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. release date: 2013-01-22 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. release date: 2013-12-02 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. release date: 2014-02-04 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
16. release date: 2023-02-10 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
17. release date: 2023-10-06 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
18. release date: 2008-10-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
19. release date: 2008-11-04 — 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 formation is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of formation is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "2022-10-22". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2005-07-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2007-06-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2007-11-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2007-10-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "2008-03-24". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the release date is "2009-07-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the release date is "2013-04-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the release date is "2013-01-22". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the release date is "2013-12-02". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the release date is "2014-02-04". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. The record states that the release date is "2023-02-10". What evidence would count against this claim?
18. The record states that the release date is "2023-10-06". What evidence would count against this claim?
19. The record states that the release date is "2008-10-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
20. The record states that the release date is "2008-11-04". What evidence would count against this claim?
21. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
22. 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=1376966429