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Steelfest

Steelfest Open Air is an annual black metal music festival located in Hyvinkää, Finland, 60 kilometres north of Helsinki. Founded by Jani Laine, the first edition occurred in 2012. It traditionally took place over two days in May at the Villatehdas venue from 2012 to 2019 before being halted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Upon its return, it became a four-day event in 2022 and a three-day event in 2023. In recent years, the festival has become controversial over its frequent presence of National Socialist black metal bands.

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Steelfest Open Air is an annual black metal music festival located in Hyvinkää, Finland, 60 kilometres north of Helsinki. Founded by Jani Laine, the first edition occurred in 2012. It traditionally took place over two days in May at the Villatehdas venue from 2012 to 2019 before being halted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Upon its return, it became a four-day event in 2022 and a three-day event in 2023. In recent years, the festival has become controversial over its frequent presence of National Socialist black metal bands.

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  1. date of foundation: 2012 — 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 "2012". 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=1357382948

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