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Daniel Maté

Daniel Francisco Maté Badenes (born 1963/64) is a Spanish billionaire, and the owner of about 3% of Glencore. Maté has degrees in economics and law, both from the University of Deusto. Maté is in charge of zinc and lead marketing at Glencore. Maté is married, with two children, and lives in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland.

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Daniel Francisco Maté Badenes (born 1963/64) is a Spanish billionaire, and the owner of about 3% of Glencore. Maté has degrees in economics and law, both from the University of Deusto. Maté is in charge of zinc and lead marketing at Glencore. Maté is married, with two children, and lives in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1963 — 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 "1963". 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=1372487931

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