Triumph Engineering

Article summary

Triumph Engineering Co Ltd was a British motorcycle manufacturing company, based originally in Coventry and then in Meriden. A new company, Triumph Motorcycles Ltd, based in Hinckley, gained the name rights after the end of the company in the 1980s and is now one of the world's major motorcycle manufacturers.

Key claims

1. employees: 3,000 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 1937 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1969 — 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 employees is "3,000 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "1937". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1969". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
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=1359592842