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Șipet

Șipet is a village in Timiș County, in the Romanian part of Banat. Administratively it is one of the villages included in the commune of Tormac. In 2002 the population of 856 people was ethnically split between Romanians (90%), Slovaks (7%), Magyars (<1%), Germans (<1%) and others (2%).

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Șipet is a village in Timiș County, in the Romanian part of Banat. Administratively it is one of the villages included in the commune of Tormac. In 2002 the population of 856 people was ethnically split between Romanians (90%), Slovaks (7%), Magyars (<1%), Germans (<1%) and others (2%).

Key claims

  1. population: 856 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 "856 people". 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=1376966869

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