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Picfair

Picfair is an online photography brand and ecommerce platform that helps amateur and professional photographers sell their work through personal online stores and a central marketplace. It was founded in 2013 by former The Guardian and The New York Times journalist Benji Lanyado. It has over 500,000 photographers using the platform.

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Article summary

Picfair is an online photography brand and ecommerce platform that helps amateur and professional photographers sell their work through personal online stores and a central marketplace. It was founded in 2013 by former The Guardian and The New York Times journalist Benji Lanyado. It has over 500,000 photographers using the platform.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2013 — 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 "2013". 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=1230216392

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.