ROW EDITION · updated Aug 8, 2026

Known / Suspected / Rumor cards

A six-claim read-aloud exercise: classify, reveal, and name the receipt.

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Known / Suspected / Rumor

Hold up K, S, or R after each read-aloud claim. Ask: what source would move this claim into “Known”?

Known
Confirmed by an attributable source you can open.

Suspected
Credible but still incomplete, under investigation, or awaiting confirmation.

Rumor
Unverified, overgeneralized, or missing an openable receipt.

1. “The Old Trails Fire was started by arson.”

R — one arrest connected to one fire does not confirm a cause for Old Trails or all fires. CNN updates.

2. “Officials confirmed nothing about the causes of the other Spokane fires.”

K — that is the point of the investigation update. CNN updates.

3. “The Kaiser Canyon fire on Colville land was started by lightning.”

K — attributed coverage reports lightning. Spokesman-Review.

4. “Wind gusts above 40 mph contributed to dangerous fire conditions.”

K — a dangerous red-flag weather record is documented; read the conditions separately from ignition claims. CNN.

5. “The fires were set to clear land for data centers.”

R — no attributable receipt supports this claim.

6. “A map shared in a group chat is automatically an official evacuation map.”

R — verify zones against official alert channels; a convincing image is not a receipt. NPR.