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RightForge

RightForge was an American limited liability company, founded in 2021, aimed at providing "cancel-proof" internet hosting for conservative causes. Its CEO, Martin Avila, described the company as "absolutely ideological". It provided the original infrastructure for the Donald Trump-backed social media network Truth Social. In late August 2022, Fox Business reported that RightForge had claimed that it was owed $1.6M by Truth Social, and was planning legal action over the dispute.

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Article summary

RightForge was an American limited liability company, founded in 2021, aimed at providing "cancel-proof" internet hosting for conservative causes. Its CEO, Martin Avila, described the company as "absolutely ideological". It provided the original infrastructure for the Donald Trump-backed social media network Truth Social. In late August 2022, Fox Business reported that RightForge had claimed that it was owed $1.6M by Truth Social, and was planning legal action over the dispute.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2021 — 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 "2021". 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=1345102364

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