Tvind

Article summary

seen from a hot air balloon. Tvind is the informal name of a confederation of private schools, humanitarian organizations, and businesses, founded as an alternative education school in Denmark circa 1970. The organization is controversial in Denmark, where it runs a number of schools primarily for troubled youth. Some former students and employees have described the organization and its controlling body, the Teachers Group, as a political cult. Investigations by journalists and law-enforcement agencies have suggested the presence of an extensive money-laundering network within the group's commercial and non-profit ventures, wherein charitable funds are diverted to private businesses and individuals, including several of the group's leaders. In 2013, several of Tvind's senior members were sentenced in absentia to prison in Denmark for suspected tax evasion and embezzlement, after an earlier acquittal. , the defendants, who are wanted by Interpol, are believed to be hiding in Mexico.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1939-01-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 1970 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1972 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of establishment: 1974 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of establishment: 1976 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of foundation: 1970 — 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 birth is "1939-01-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1970". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1972". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of establishment is "1974". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of establishment is "1976". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of foundation is "1970". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. 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=1370660213