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Affinity4

Affinity4 is an American for-profit company that raises funds for nonprofit organizations through an affinity marketing partnership. Based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, it has raised nearly $100 million for charities and ministries such as Feed the Children, Focus on the Family and the American Center for Law & Justice.

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Article summary

Affinity4 is an American for-profit company that raises funds for nonprofit organizations through an affinity marketing partnership. Based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, it has raised nearly $100 million for charities and ministries such as Feed the Children, Focus on the Family and the American Center for Law & Justice.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1992 — 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 foundation is "1992". 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=1376123439

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