Pompéu

Article summary

Pompéu is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2025 the population was 32,441 in a total area of 2,551 km 2 . It became a municipality in 1938.

Key claims

1. population: 11 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 population is "11 inhabitants". 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=1377728461