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Fedustria
Fedustria is the Belgian non profit federation of the textile, wood and furniture industry. It was founded on 20 December 2006 in Ghent and is the successor of Febeltex and Febelhout. The organization represents a turnover of 12 billion euro employs more than 60,000 people in 2,700 companies in Belgium. Fedustria is also the parent organization of the Belgian Flax and Linen Association.
Article summary
Fedustria is the Belgian non profit federation of the textile, wood and furniture industry. It was founded on 20 December 2006 in Ghent and is the successor of Febeltex and Febelhout. The organization represents a turnover of 12 billion euro employs more than 60,000 people in 2,700 companies in Belgium. Fedustria is also the parent organization of the Belgian Flax and Linen Association.
Key claims
- date of foundation: 2006-12-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the date of foundation is "2006-12-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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