Van She

Article summary

Van She is an electropop band formed in early 2002 in Sydney, Australia, with Matt Van Schie (pronounced Van Ski) on bass guitar/vocals, Tomek Archer on drums/sequencer, Michael Di Francesco on synth/guitar and Nicholas Routledge on vocals/guitar. The band's debut album, V was released on the Australian label Modular Recordings in August 2008, and peaked at number 10 on the ARIA Charts. Van She remix other artists' work both under the name Van She and as Van She Technologic.

Key claims

1. date of formation: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2012 — 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 "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1339568310