Sectaurs

Article summary

Sectaurs: Warriors of Symbion is a media franchise born from a line of action figures released by Coleco in 1985. The franchise have extended to comic books and an animated series. Created by Lawrence Mass, Tim Clarke, and Maureen Trotto, the Sectaurs world blended humanoids with insects and arachnids. Rights to the Sectaurs franchise are currently held by Seven Towns Ltd., a Notting Hill-based British toy manufacturer.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. publication date: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 2024 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1986 — 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 birth is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the publication date is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "2024". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "1986". 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=1377106806