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Joas

Joas is an electronics company headquartered in Seoul and Namyangju Gyeonggi-do, Korea. It was established in 1982 under the name SungJin Electronics but the name was changed in 1999 to Joas Electronics and in 2014 it became Joas. The company got a licensing deal with the global fashion brand Elle (magazine) for small appliances in 2015. It manufactures many electronic beauty products.

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Joas is an electronics company headquartered in Seoul and Namyangju Gyeonggi-do, Korea. It was established in 1982 under the name SungJin Electronics but the name was changed in 1999 to Joas Electronics and in 2014 it became Joas. The company got a licensing deal with the global fashion brand Elle (magazine) for small appliances in 2015. It manufactures many electronic beauty products.

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  1. date of establishment: 1982 — 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 establishment is "1982". 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=1285474179

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