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Breathometer

Breathometer was a device that claimed to measure someone's blood alcohol content (like a Breathalyzer) using their iOS and Android smartphones. However, the app proved unreliable, and was shut down by the Federal Trade Commission.

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Article summary

Breathometer was a device that claimed to measure someone's blood alcohol content (like a Breathalyzer) using their iOS and Android smartphones. However, the app proved unreliable, and was shut down by the Federal Trade Commission.

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  1. date of foundation: 2012 — 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 "2012". 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=1378960243

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