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Case Foundation

The Case Foundation is a Washington, DC-based private foundation founded in 1997 by AOL co-founder Steve Case and his wife Jean Case. The foundation describes its mission as "investing in people and ideas that can change the world.

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Article summary

The Case Foundation is a Washington, DC-based private foundation founded in 1997 by AOL co-founder Steve Case and his wife Jean Case. The foundation describes its mission as "investing in people and ideas that can change the world.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1997 — 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 "1997". 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=1376732868

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.