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Alex Ebert

Alexander Michael Tahquitz Ebert (born May 12, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter and composer. He is best known for being the lead singer and songwriter for the American bands Ima Robot and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. On January 12, 2014, Ebert won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for his musical score to the film All Is Lost (2013).

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Alexander Michael Tahquitz Ebert (born May 12, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter and composer. He is best known for being the lead singer and songwriter for the American bands Ima Robot and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. On January 12, 2014, Ebert won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for his musical score to the film All Is Lost (2013).

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1978-05-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1978 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. members: 10 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 2003-09-06 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. release date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 2012-05-29 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  7. release date: 2013-07-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  8. release date: 2020-01-31 — 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 "1978-05-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1978". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the members is "10 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "2003-09-06". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the release date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "2012-05-29". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the release date is "2013-07-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. The record states that the release date is "2020-01-31". What evidence would count against this claim?
  10. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  11. 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=1362328786

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