Lesson plan

Shift72

Shift72 is a New Zealand-based company that facilitates white-label video streaming platforms. It was founded in 2008 by David White. Shift72 is best known for facilitating online film festivals during the COVID-19 pandemic which prevented physical screenings. It hosted festivals for TIFF, Sundance Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and SXSW. According to Indiewire, the company has hosted more than 100 virtual festivals since March 2020.

Back to article

Article summary

Shift72 is a New Zealand-based company that facilitates white-label video streaming platforms. It was founded in 2008 by David White. Shift72 is best known for facilitating online film festivals during the COVID-19 pandemic which prevented physical screenings. It hosted festivals for TIFF, Sundance Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and SXSW. According to Indiewire, the company has hosted more than 100 virtual festivals since March 2020.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2008 — 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 "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1321686574

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.