Vechigen

Article summary

Vechigen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Until the administrative centralization of 1966, it was composed of four semi-autonomous communities: Vechigen, Sinneringen with Boll and Dentenberg, Utzigen with Lindental, and Berg with Littewil and Radelfingen.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. population: 1,287 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. population: 476 residents — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. population: 19 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. population: 1,832 residents — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. students: 482 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. students: 62 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. students: 296 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. students: 124 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. students: 19 students — 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 "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the population is "1,287 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the population is "476 residents". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the population is "19 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the population is "1,832 residents". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the students is "482 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the students is "62 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the students is "296 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the students is "124 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the students is "19 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
13. 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=1374979850