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Foreign Reports

Foreign Reports Inc. is a Washington, D.C.–based consulting firm for the oil industry, founded in 1956. Foreign Reports advises energy companies, governments, and financial institutions on world energy issues, with a specialization on the Middle East. The president of the firm is Nathaniel Kern.

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Foreign Reports Inc. is a Washington, D.C.–based consulting firm for the oil industry, founded in 1956. Foreign Reports advises energy companies, governments, and financial institutions on world energy issues, with a specialization on the Middle East. The president of the firm is Nathaniel Kern.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1956 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 1956 — 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 "1956". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1956". 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=1257009729

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