Pello

Article summary

Pello (formerly Turtola) is a municipality of Finland. It is located approximately north of the Arctic Circle in the western part of the province of Lapland, and is part of the Lapland region. The municipality is on the national border with Sweden, by the Tornio River. The municipality has a population of ( ) and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish, according to the legal definition in Finland. Konttajärvi is in this municipality. It is served by the Pello railway station.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1941 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1989 — 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 birth is "1941". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1989". 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=1378134548