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IMedix

iMedix is a health information website that describes itself as an "Independent Drug & Health Platform" providing information on medicines and health. It was founded in 2006 by Amir Leitersdorf and Iri Amirav in the United States, with its R&D based in Herzeliya, Israel, and originally operated as a health search engine and social network service using proprietary algorithms to provide information in response to medical questions. On May 18, 2011, AVG Technologies acquired iMedix Web Technologies Ltd., aiming for "the integration of iMedix software with the Company’s existing solutions." After shutting down sometime after February 2012, the website was reactivated in 2014 and has been operational since then.

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Article summary

iMedix is a health information website that describes itself as an "Independent Drug & Health Platform" providing information on medicines and health. It was founded in 2006 by Amir Leitersdorf and Iri Amirav in the United States, with its R&D based in Herzeliya, Israel, and originally operated as a health search engine and social network service using proprietary algorithms to provide information in response to medical questions. On May 18, 2011, AVG Technologies acquired iMedix Web Technologies Ltd., aiming for "the integration of iMedix software with the Company’s existing solutions." After shutting down sometime after February 2012, the website was reactivated in 2014 and has been operational since then.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2006 — 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 "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1377094282

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