Plaffeien

Article summary

Plaffeien ( ; ) is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. employees: 146 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. employees: 397 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. population: 13 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. students: 659 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. students: 283 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. students: 57 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. students: 200 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. students: 402 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. students: 407 students — 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 "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the employees is "146 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the employees is "397 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the population is "13 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the students is "659 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the students is "283 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the students is "57 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the students is "200 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the students is "402 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the students is "407 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
13. 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=1375485373