Technotronic

Article summary

Technotronic was a Belgian electronic music project formed in 1987 by Jo Bogaert and best known for their 1989 single, "Pump Up the Jam", which features vocals by Ya Kid K. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Later that year, the single was followed by the album of the same name, which peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200. Technotronic achieved further success with the singles "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" and "Move This". They went on to release the albums Body to Body (1991) and Recall (1995), and they have been inactive since 2001.

Key claims

1. date of formation: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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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 formation is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of formation is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. 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=1361540785