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Tech Declare is an international satellite and terrestrial television equipment manufacturer based in London, England, that was founded in 2000. Tech Declare sells satellite channel receiving equipment such as set-top boxes, DVB-S and DVB-T receivers, personal video recorders and aerials. Their receivers are often bought to receive European, Arabic and Asian channels not found on set top boxes designed for Sky and Freesat services, picking up channels from Hotbird 1, Turksat 3A and Astra 1.

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Article summary

Tech Declare is an international satellite and terrestrial television equipment manufacturer based in London, England, that was founded in 2000. Tech Declare sells satellite channel receiving equipment such as set-top boxes, DVB-S and DVB-T receivers, personal video recorders and aerials. Their receivers are often bought to receive European, Arabic and Asian channels not found on set top boxes designed for Sky and Freesat services, picking up channels from Hotbird 1, Turksat 3A and Astra 1.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2000 — 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 "2000". 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=1359556826

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