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Alectia

Alectia A/S is a Danish consulting company with approx. 700 employees (2014) and an annual turnover in 2014 of 623 million DKK. The company is owned entirely by the Alectia-Foundation. Alectia is headquartered in Virum with regional offices in Aarhus, Odense and Kolding. In addition, the company has an office in Ascot (UK), and possesses a number of companies outside Denmark. Alectia is a member of the Danish Association of Consulting Engineers (FRI).

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Alectia A/S is a Danish consulting company with approx. 700 employees (2014) and an annual turnover in 2014 of 623 million DKK. The company is owned entirely by the Alectia-Foundation. Alectia is headquartered in Virum with regional offices in Aarhus, Odense and Kolding. In addition, the company has an office in Ascot (UK), and possesses a number of companies outside Denmark. Alectia is a member of the Danish Association of Consulting Engineers (FRI).

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1912 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. employees: 700 employees — 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 "1912". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the employees is "700 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1356301849

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