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Thalit

Thalit ( ) was a small hamlet in Algeria, all but one of whose 100 inhabitants were killed in 1997 in the Thalit massacre. [https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200922-remembering-the-bentalha-massacre/]

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Thalit ( ) was a small hamlet in Algeria, all but one of whose 100 inhabitants were killed in 1997 in the Thalit massacre. [https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200922-remembering-the-bentalha-massacre/]

Key claims

  1. population: 100 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 "100 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=1331859813

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