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Ackers

Ackers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Andy Ackers (born 1993), British rugby player * Benjamin St John Ackers (1839–1915), British Member of Parliament (MP) for West Gloucestershire, 1885 * Gary Ackers (1939–2011), American professor of biochemistry * Harriet Ackers, later known as Jean Acker, film actress and estranged wife of Rudolf Valentino * Heinz Ackers, West German canoer * James Ackers (1811–1868), British Member of Parliament (MP) for Ludlow, 1841–1847

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Ackers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Andy Ackers (born 1993), British rugby player * Benjamin St John Ackers (1839–1915), British Member of Parliament (MP) for West Gloucestershire, 1885 * Gary Ackers (1939–2011), American professor of biochemistry * Harriet Ackers, later known as Jean Acker, film actress and estranged wife of Rudolf Valentino * Heinz Ackers, West German canoer * James Ackers (1811–1868), British Member of Parliament (MP) for Ludlow, 1841–1847

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1993 — 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 birth is "1993". 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=1368761941

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