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Pegida

Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West ( ), abbreviated Pegida ( ; stylised in its logo in all caps), was a German anti-Islam, far-right extremist political movement. Pegida believed that Germany was being increasingly Islamicised. Pegida wanted to curb immigration into Germany and it accused the authorities of failure to enforce related laws. Starting in October 2014 in Dresden with hundreds of participants, the peaks in 2015 and 2016 attracted over 20,000 supporters, often accompanied by counter-demonstrations. In 2015, , the founder of Pegida, resigned from the movement after a doctored photograph appeared where he appeared to be posing as and making racist statements on Facebook. He was later reinstated. Activity started to decline by 2018, and soon after it nearly ceased all operations until its formal dissolution in 2024. Though nationalism was a central feature, Pegida offshoots have formed in various countries. It was a grassroots part of the counter-jihad movement.

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Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West ( ), abbreviated Pegida ( ; stylised in its logo in all caps), was a German anti-Islam, far-right extremist political movement. Pegida believed that Germany was being increasingly Islamicised. Pegida wanted to curb immigration into Germany and it accused the authorities of failure to enforce related laws. Starting in October 2014 in Dresden with hundreds of participants, the peaks in 2015 and 2016 attracted over 20,000 supporters, often accompanied by counter-demonstrations. In 2015, , the founder of Pegida, resigned from the movement after a doctored photograph appeared where he appeared to be posing as and making racist statements on Facebook. He was later reinstated. Activity started to decline by 2018, and soon after it nearly ceased all operations until its formal dissolution in 2024. Though nationalism was a central feature, Pegida offshoots have formed in various countries. It was a grassroots part of the counter-jihad movement.

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  1. date of foundation: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 2015 — 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 foundation is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "2015". 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=1378587704

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