Belcan

Article summary

Belcan, LLC is a global supplier of engineering, supply chain, technical recruiting and information technology (IT) services to customers in the aerospace, defense, automotive, industrial and government sectors. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Belcan has over 10,000 employees in 50 locations around the world.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1958 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. employees: 10,000 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 "1958". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the employees is "10,000 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. 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=1364429508