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Area code 504

Area code 504 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the New Orleans metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Louisiana. 504 was one of the eighty-six original North American area codes created in 1947, and originally served all of Louisiana.

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Area code 504 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the New Orleans metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Louisiana. 504 was one of the eighty-six original North American area codes created in 1947, and originally served all of Louisiana.

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  1. date of establishment: 1947 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  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 "1947". 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=1340715431

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