Pacentro

Article summary

Pacentro is a comune of 1,279 inhabitants of the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo, Italy. It is a well-preserved historic medieval village located in central Italy, several kilometers from the City of Sulmona about east of Rome. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Key claims

1. date of death: 1623 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1589 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. population: 1,279 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. population: 4,000 inhabitants — 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 death is "1623". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1589". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the population is "1,279 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the population is "4,000 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1377645726