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Reference News

Reference News ( ) is a Chinese newspaper published by Xinhua News Agency. It was founded in 1931 and, in mid-2010s, was ranked seventh in the world by circulation and first in China. Reference News was first published on 7 November 1931. The early editions of the newspaper were published under different titles in Ruijin until it was renamed Reference News in 1942. It is published by Xinhua News Agency (formerly Red China News Agency, 1931–1937). As the Chinese government's official news agency, Xinhua translates and re-publishes articles by foreign news agencies. Before the 1980s, it was the only official channel for the Chinese public to have a glimpse of the outside world. The paper is also published in the Uyghur, Kazakh, Korean, and Mongolian languages for ethnic minority groups in China. On 2 January 1985, Reference News was approved to cancel its "internal publication" designation and switched to public distribution.

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Reference News ( ) is a Chinese newspaper published by Xinhua News Agency. It was founded in 1931 and, in mid-2010s, was ranked seventh in the world by circulation and first in China. Reference News was first published on 7 November 1931. The early editions of the newspaper were published under different titles in Ruijin until it was renamed Reference News in 1942. It is published by Xinhua News Agency (formerly Red China News Agency, 1931–1937). As the Chinese government's official news agency, Xinhua translates and re-publishes articles by foreign news agencies. Before the 1980s, it was the only official channel for the Chinese public to have a glimpse of the outside world. The paper is also published in the Uyghur, Kazakh, Korean, and Mongolian languages for ethnic minority groups in China. On 2 January 1985, Reference News was approved to cancel its "internal publication" designation and switched to public distribution.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1931 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 1931-11-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. publication date: 1942 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. publication date: 1931 — 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 "1931". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "1931-11-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the publication date is "1942". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the publication date is "1931". 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=1375832205

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