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Toiling Midgets

Toiling Midgets are a rock band from San Francisco, California formed in 1979 by members of punk bands Sleepers and Negative Trend, there is an English rock band Sleeper. They have been active on-and-off since 1979, with their early 1990s lineup getting most attention due to the involvement of Mark Eitzel of indie rock band American Music Club. They reunited in 2007.

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Toiling Midgets are a rock band from San Francisco, California formed in 1979 by members of punk bands Sleepers and Negative Trend, there is an English rock band Sleeper. They have been active on-and-off since 1979, with their early 1990s lineup getting most attention due to the involvement of Mark Eitzel of indie rock band American Music Club. They reunited in 2007.

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 1979 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1994 — 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 "1994". 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=1364322550

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