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Bembos

Bembos is a Peruvian fast food restaurant chain. Founded in 1988 by Carlos Camino and Mirko Cermak, it is one of the country's main fast food chains, known for its menu and its restaurants' unusual architecture. It offers hamburgers, often with Peruvian-influenced variations. Bembos operates several restaurants nationwide. It mixes spices into their meat, giving a distinct taste and appearance and, like other restaurants in the country, they serve ají (a pepper-based sauce) on the side.

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Bembos is a Peruvian fast food restaurant chain. Founded in 1988 by Carlos Camino and Mirko Cermak, it is one of the country's main fast food chains, known for its menu and its restaurants' unusual architecture. It offers hamburgers, often with Peruvian-influenced variations. Bembos operates several restaurants nationwide. It mixes spices into their meat, giving a distinct taste and appearance and, like other restaurants in the country, they serve ají (a pepper-based sauce) on the side.

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  1. date of foundation: 1988 — 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 "1988". 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=1372693970

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