Quebec

Article summary

The .quebec domain is a GeoTLD and Community Priority Application that was proposed to ICANN's New gTLD Program by PointQuébec.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1817 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. population: 110,000 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. population: 7,786,735 people — 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 "1817". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the population is "110,000 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the population is "7,786,735 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1378627606