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GetAbstract

GetAbstract, founded in 1999, is a Swiss and US-based corporation that summarizes books, videos, articles, and other content for business customers. The summaries are available in English, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, French and Portuguese. getAbstract was co-founded in 1999 by Thomas Bergen, Patrick Brigger, and Rolf Dobelli. getAbstract employs business journalists to create its content. getAbstract is not affiliated with any publishing house, however, it does have a network of more than 500 publishing partners.

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Article summary

GetAbstract, founded in 1999, is a Swiss and US-based corporation that summarizes books, videos, articles, and other content for business customers. The summaries are available in English, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, French and Portuguese. getAbstract was co-founded in 1999 by Thomas Bergen, Patrick Brigger, and Rolf Dobelli. getAbstract employs business journalists to create its content. getAbstract is not affiliated with any publishing house, however, it does have a network of more than 500 publishing partners.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 1999 — 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 "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1999". 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=1359447137

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