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Boffo Method

Italian political and journalistic term to indicate a defamation campaign in the press, which took its name from the slanderous affair of which Dino Boffo was the victim, orchestrated in 2009 by Vittorio Feltri, director of "Il Giornale"

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Italian political and journalistic term to indicate a defamation campaign in the press, which took its name from the slanderous affair of which Dino Boffo was the victim, orchestrated in 2009 by Vittorio Feltri, director of "Il Giornale"

Key claims

  1. P138: Q671797 — source: Wikidata · confidence 0.95
  2. P2283: Q191783 — source: Wikidata · confidence 0.95
  3. P2283: Q694190 — source: Wikidata · confidence 0.95
  4. P2283: Q63241849 — source: Wikidata · confidence 0.95
  5. P2671: /g/11b61jk3g6 — source: Wikidata · confidence 0.95
  6. P279: Q693026 — source: Wikidata · confidence 0.95
  7. P31: Q184511 — source: Wikidata · confidence 0.95
  8. P31: Q66762677 — source: Wikidata · confidence 0.95
  9. P31: Q2101619 — source: Wikidata · confidence 0.95
  10. P973: https://www.ilpost.it/2013/09/30/metodo-boffo/ — source: Wikidata · 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 P138 is "Q671797". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the P2283 is "Q191783". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the P2283 is "Q694190". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the P2283 is "Q63241849". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the P2671 is "/g/11b61jk3g6". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the P279 is "Q693026". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the P31 is "Q184511". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. The record states that the P31 is "Q66762677". What evidence would count against this claim?
  10. The record states that the P31 is "Q2101619". What evidence would count against this claim?
  11. The record states that the P973 is "https://www.ilpost.it/2013/09/30/metodo-boffo/". What evidence would count against this claim?
  12. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  13. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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