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Vedes

Vedes AG (self-styled VEDES AG) is a specialist trade organization for games and leisure. The purchasing cooperative was founded in 1904 as Vereinigung Deutscher Spielwarenhändler in Leipzig. The group includes some 1000 retailers in Germany, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Hungary and Switzerland. The head office of the group is located in Nuremberg.

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Vedes AG (self-styled VEDES AG) is a specialist trade organization for games and leisure. The purchasing cooperative was founded in 1904 as Vereinigung Deutscher Spielwarenhändler in Leipzig. The group includes some 1000 retailers in Germany, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Hungary and Switzerland. The head office of the group is located in Nuremberg.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1904 — 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 "1904". 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=1337980584

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