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Extrafarma

Extrafarma is the drugstore chain owned by Pague Menos. The company is among the top 10 largest pharmacy chains in Brazil, with stores located throughout the north, northeast and southern regions of the country. The company has more than 400 stores in 10 States and more than 7000 employees.

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Extrafarma is the drugstore chain owned by Pague Menos. The company is among the top 10 largest pharmacy chains in Brazil, with stores located throughout the north, northeast and southern regions of the country. The company has more than 400 stores in 10 States and more than 7000 employees.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1960-12-02 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. employees: 7000 employees — 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 "1960-12-02". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the employees is "7000 employees". 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=1362656193

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