Foxconn

Article summary

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. ( ), doing business as Hon Hai Technology Group ( ) in Taiwan, Foxconn Technology Group ( ) in China, and Foxconn ( ) internationally, is a Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturer established in 1974 with headquarters in Tucheng District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. In 2023, the company's annual revenue reached (equivalent to billion in 2024) and was ranked 20th in the 2023 Fortune Global 500. It is the world's largest contract manufacturer of electronics. While headquartered in Taiwan, the company earns the majority of its revenue from assets in China and is one of the largest employers worldwide. Terry Gou is the company founder and former chairman. Foxconn manufactures electronic products for major American, Canadian, Chinese, Finnish, and Japanese companies. Notable products manufactured by Foxconn include the BlackBerry, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Kindle, all Nintendo gaming systems since the GameCube, Nintendo DS models, Sega models, Nokia devices, Cisco products, Sony devices (including most PlayStation gaming consoles), Google Pixel devices, Xiaomi devices, every successor to Microsoft's Xbox console, and several CPU sockets, including the TR4 CPU socket on some motherboards. As of 2012, Foxconn factories manufactured an estimated 40% of all consumer electronics sold worldwide.…

Key claims

1. date of death: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1974 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 2020 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of foundation: 2020 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of foundation: 1912 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. employees: 60,000 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. publication date: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. students: 3,000 students — 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 death is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1974". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "2020". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of foundation is "2020". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of foundation is "1912". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the employees is "60,000 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the publication date is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the students is "3,000 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
12. 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=1376892347