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Aia Api

The Aia Api ( ) is a political party in French Polynesia. It was founded in 1982 by Émile Vernaudon. At the last legislative elections on May 23, 2004, and by-elections on February 13, 2005, the party was part of the Union for the Democracy (Union pour la Démocratie), that won 27 out of 57 seats. The party was officially deregistered in January 2015 for failing to submit its annual accounts.

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The Aia Api ( ) is a political party in French Polynesia. It was founded in 1982 by Émile Vernaudon. At the last legislative elections on May 23, 2004, and by-elections on February 13, 2005, the party was part of the Union for the Democracy (Union pour la Démocratie), that won 27 out of 57 seats. The party was officially deregistered in January 2015 for failing to submit its annual accounts.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1982 — 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 "1982". 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=1258713131

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