Ituiutaba

Article summary

Ituiutaba (Brazilian Portuguese: /itujuˈtabɐ/) is a municipality in the western part of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Elevated to city status in 1901, its population in 2022 Census was 102,217 and a total area in the municipality of 2,598 km 2 . The elevation of the seat of the municipality is 544 m.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1951 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1957-05-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. population: 15.45 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. population: 5,000 inhabitants — 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 "1951". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1957-05-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the population is "15.45 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the population is "5,000 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1376242169