Torcida Split

Article summary

stadium during the Eternal Derby Torcida is a HNK Hajduk Split supporters' group in Croatia with branches in other countries, mostly (but not exclusively) among Croat communities. Founded on 28 October 1950, Torcida is the oldest supporters group in Europe. The group as a whole traditionally maintains good relations with the French Magic Fans of AS Saint-Étienne, the Czech Slavia Prague football club supporters, especially fan group Tribuna Sever, and Polish Torcida Górnik fan group from Górnik Zabrze. Torcida has a long friendship with the Portuguese fan group No Name Boys from Benfica.

Key claims

1. date of formation: 1950-10-28 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1950-10-28 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1950 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the date of formation is "1950-10-28". What evidence would count against this claim?
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4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1950". What evidence would count against this claim?
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6. 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=1369045511