Lyft

Article summary

Lyft, Inc. is an American company offering ride-hailing services, e-scooters, and bicycle-sharing systems in the United States and Canada, and, via its Freenow mobile app, Europe. Lyft is the second-largest ridesharing company in the United States after Uber. It has 25 million active riders and coordinates 9 million rides per day.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. employees: 982 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. employees: 700 employees — 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 "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the employees is "982 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the employees is "700 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. 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=1378065440