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Menton

Menton ( ; in classical norm or in Mistralian norm, , ; ; or depending on the orthography) is a resort town and commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera, close to the Italian border. Menton has always been a frontier town. Since the end of the 14th century, it has been on the border between the County of Nice, held by the Duke of Savoy, and the Republic of Genoa. It was an exclave of the Principality of Monaco until the disputed French plebiscite of 1860 when it was added to France. It had been always a fashionable tourist centre with grand mansions and gardens. Its temperate Mediterranean climate is especially favourable to the citrus industry, with which it is strongly identified.

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Menton ( ; in classical norm or in Mistralian norm, , ; ; or depending on the orthography) is a resort town and commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera, close to the Italian border. Menton has always been a frontier town. Since the end of the 14th century, it has been on the border between the County of Nice, held by the Duke of Savoy, and the Republic of Genoa. It was an exclave of the Principality of Monaco until the disputed French plebiscite of 1860 when it was added to France. It had been always a fashionable tourist centre with grand mansions and gardens. Its temperate Mediterranean climate is especially favourable to the citrus industry, with which it is strongly identified.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1972 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1867 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of death: 1878-12-31 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. date of establishment: 1905 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. publication date: 1897 — 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 birth is "1972". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1867". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of death is "1878-12-31". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the date of establishment is "1905". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the publication date is "1897". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  8. 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=1371668460

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