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Five Below

Five Below, Inc. (stylized as fiVe BEL°W) is an American chain of specialty discount gift shops that prices most of its products at up to $5, plus a smaller assortment of products priced up to $40. Founded in 2002 by Tom Vellios and David Schlessinger and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the chain is aimed at tweens and teens. By 2014, there were more than 1,850 stores located across the United States.

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Five Below, Inc. (stylized as fiVe BEL°W) is an American chain of specialty discount gift shops that prices most of its products at up to $5, plus a smaller assortment of products priced up to $40. Founded in 2002 by Tom Vellios and David Schlessinger and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the chain is aimed at tweens and teens. By 2014, there were more than 1,850 stores located across the United States.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 2002-10-04 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. employees: 300 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 "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "2002-10-04". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the employees is "300 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. 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=1374271260

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.