Mitropa

Article summary

Mitropa (stylised in all caps) was a catering company best known for having managed sleeping and dining cars of different German railways for most of the 20th century. Founded in 1916, the name "Mitropa" is an abbreviation of . The railway carriages displayed a distinct burgundy-red livery with the Mitropa logo. Since a 2002 reorganization, when the onboard catering branch was taken over by DB Fernverkehr, the company only provided stationary food services for rail and road customers. The remaining business was sold to Compass Group in 2004 and merged into the Select Service Partner (SSP) subsidiary in 2006.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1916 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1916-11-24 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1996-11-28 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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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 "1916". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1916-11-24". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1996-11-28". 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=1359596059