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The Backs

showing Clare College, Clare Bridge, and the back lawns of King's College The Backs is an area to the east of Queen's Road in the city of Cambridge, England, where several colleges of the University of Cambridge back on to the River Cam with their grounds covering both banks of the river. In 2013, National Trust chairman Simon Jenkins included The Backs as one of his top ten views in England.

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showing Clare College, Clare Bridge, and the back lawns of King's College The Backs is an area to the east of Queen's Road in the city of Cambridge, England, where several colleges of the University of Cambridge back on to the River Cam with their grounds covering both banks of the river. In 2013, National Trust chairman Simon Jenkins included The Backs as one of his top ten views in England.

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 1979 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2007-12-01 — 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 formation is "1979". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2007-12-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1356906363

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