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Flims

Flims ( ) is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons. The town of Flims is dominated by the Flimserstein which one can see from almost anywhere in the area. Flims consists of the village of Flims (called Flims Dorf) and the hamlets of Fidaz and Scheia as well as Flims-Waldhaus, the initial birthplace of tourism in Flims, where most of the hotels were built before and after around 1900.

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Flims ( ) is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons. The town of Flims is dominated by the Flimserstein which one can see from almost anywhere in the area. Flims consists of the village of Flims (called Flims Dorf) and the hamlets of Fidaz and Scheia as well as Flims-Waldhaus, the initial birthplace of tourism in Flims, where most of the hotels were built before and after around 1900.

Key claims

  1. population: 219 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. population: 371 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. population: 245 people — 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 population is "219 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the population is "371 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the population is "245 people". 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=1377244382

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