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Ellevio

Ellevio AB is a Swedish electric power distribution and energy company with headquarters in Stockholm and approximately 1,000,000 customers (2023). The company in its current shape was formed in 2015, when Fortum spun off its Swedish electric power distribution business, but it is also a successor to the municipal electric utility of Stockholm, founded in 1892. The number of direct employees is 730 (end of 2023). Through contractors, Ellevio also provides employment for a few thousand additional people. Ellevio emits corporate bonds and therefore publishes financial reports in the same manner as listed companies.

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Ellevio AB is a Swedish electric power distribution and energy company with headquarters in Stockholm and approximately 1,000,000 customers (2023). The company in its current shape was formed in 2015, when Fortum spun off its Swedish electric power distribution business, but it is also a successor to the municipal electric utility of Stockholm, founded in 1892. The number of direct employees is 730 (end of 2023). Through contractors, Ellevio also provides employment for a few thousand additional people. Ellevio emits corporate bonds and therefore publishes financial reports in the same manner as listed companies.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1892 — 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 "1892". 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=1359502401

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