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Njection

Njection was a free, web-based resource for car and driving enthusiasts. According to The New York Times, the site (and the company) was the first to use the Bing Maps Platform to pinpoint speed traps and traffic accidents in the United States and parts of Europe. A privately held company founded in 2007, Njection.com LLC was headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Njection.com was shut down in 2016; the site had not been updated since September 2011.

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Njection was a free, web-based resource for car and driving enthusiasts. According to The New York Times, the site (and the company) was the first to use the Bing Maps Platform to pinpoint speed traps and traffic accidents in the United States and parts of Europe. A privately held company founded in 2007, Njection.com LLC was headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Njection.com was shut down in 2016; the site had not been updated since September 2011.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2007 — 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. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1376117050

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