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MFF Support

MFF Support is the official fan club for Swedish football club Malmö FF. Founded on 1 November 1992, it has 2,195 members as of January 2014. Based on the number of members it is one of largest fan clubs in Sweden. Since the founding of the fan club in the early 1990s the number of members has been rising until recently after the 2005 season. The current chairman is Thelma Ernst who has had the post since February 2017.

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MFF Support is the official fan club for Swedish football club Malmö FF. Founded on 1 November 1992, it has 2,195 members as of January 2014. Based on the number of members it is one of largest fan clubs in Sweden. Since the founding of the fan club in the early 1990s the number of members has been rising until recently after the 2005 season. The current chairman is Thelma Ernst who has had the post since February 2017.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1992-11-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. members: 2,195 members — 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 "1992-11-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the members is "2,195 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1378794777

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.