Refugee

Article summary

A refugee, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is a person "forced to flee their own country and seek safety in another country. They are unable to return to their own country because of feared persecution as a result of who they are, what they believe in or say, or because of armed conflict, violence or serious public disorder." Such a person may be called an asylum seeker until granted refugee status by a contracting state or by the UNHCR if they formally make a claim for asylum. Internally Displaced People (IDPs) are often called refugees, but they are distinguished from refugees because they have not crossed an international border, although their reasons for leaving their home may be the same as those of refugees.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1946-04-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1945 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. population: 15 percent — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2016-07-11 — 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 "1946-04-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1945". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the population is "15 percent". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2016-07-11". 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=1377523430