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UB Post

The UB Post is an English-language tri-weekly newspaper published in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. Founded in 1996, the newspaper has both print (in English) and online editions (in English, Italian and Spanish). The UB in the paper's title is a common shorthand for Ulaanbaatar. The paper was founded by Tserendorjiin Baldorj, the late President of the Mongol News Media Group. Also under MNMG's ownership are the national daily newspaper Unuudur, sports weekly newspaper Tavan Tsagarig ("The Five Rings"), which stopped publishing in 2016, the Sunday newspaper Nyam Garig, and the Channel 25 TV station. Editor in Chief of the newspaper is G. Ulziisaikhan.

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The UB Post is an English-language tri-weekly newspaper published in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. Founded in 1996, the newspaper has both print (in English) and online editions (in English, Italian and Spanish). The UB in the paper's title is a common shorthand for Ulaanbaatar. The paper was founded by Tserendorjiin Baldorj, the late President of the Mongol News Media Group. Also under MNMG's ownership are the national daily newspaper Unuudur, sports weekly newspaper Tavan Tsagarig ("The Five Rings"), which stopped publishing in 2016, the Sunday newspaper Nyam Garig, and the Channel 25 TV station. Editor in Chief of the newspaper is G. Ulziisaikhan.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1996 — 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 "1996". 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=1348356294

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