NetEase

Article summary

NetEase, Inc. ( ) is a Chinese Internet technology company. Its businesses include video games, news aggregation, music streaming, advertising, email, and e-commerce. It was founded by Ding Lei in June 1997. The company provides online services with content, community, communications, and commerce. It operates a news aggregator website at news.163.com and an associated app. NetEase has an on-demand music-streaming service (NetEase Cloud Music). Video games the company has developed include, Fantasy Westward Journey, Identity V, Eggy Party, Sword of Justice(Justice online), Onmyoji, Tianxia III, Heroes of Tang Dynasty Zero, Ghost II, Marvel Rivals, and Destiny: Rising. It created an Android emulator for PC, called MuMu Player. The company also owns multiple pig farms. In 2023, the company revenue was US$14.6 billion.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1997 — 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 "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1997". 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=1378306898