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Congosto

Congosto ( ) is a village and municipality located in the comarca of El Bierzo (the province of León, Castile and León, Spain). The village of Congosto within the municipality has about 254 inhabitants. Its economy was traditionally based on agriculture, wine and coal mining. Nowadays, most of the inhabitants work on the surrounding area on activities such as wind turbine manufacturing or coal mining. Congosto also has a large reservoir in its vicinity, the Barcena reservoir, to which many tourists visit during the summer.

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Congosto ( ) is a village and municipality located in the comarca of El Bierzo (the province of León, Castile and León, Spain). The village of Congosto within the municipality has about 254 inhabitants. Its economy was traditionally based on agriculture, wine and coal mining. Nowadays, most of the inhabitants work on the surrounding area on activities such as wind turbine manufacturing or coal mining. Congosto also has a large reservoir in its vicinity, the Barcena reservoir, to which many tourists visit during the summer.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1626 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. population: 254 inhabitants — 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 birth is "1626". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the population is "254 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1378647528

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