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ACCURATE

ACCURATE (A Center for Correct, Usable, Reliable, Auditable, and Transparent Elections) was established in 2005 by a group of computer scientists, psychologists and policy experts to address problems with electronic voting. The organization was funded by National Science Foundation (NSF) through 2012, and published research and reference materials about electronic voting for use by policy makers, vendors, the elections community and the general public.

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Article summary

ACCURATE (A Center for Correct, Usable, Reliable, Auditable, and Transparent Elections) was established in 2005 by a group of computer scientists, psychologists and policy experts to address problems with electronic voting. The organization was funded by National Science Foundation (NSF) through 2012, and published research and reference materials about electronic voting for use by policy makers, vendors, the elections community and the general public.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 2005 — 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 establishment is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1378107033

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.