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Basinger

Basinger is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Barbara Fugger (1419–1497), born Barbara Basinger, German businessperson and banker * David Basinger (fl. from 1986), American academic * Jeanine Basinger (born 1936), American film historian * Kim Basinger (born 1953), American actress * Michael Basinger (born 1951), American football player * Simon Basinger (born 1957), French musicologist and essayist * William Starr Basinger (1827–1910), American lawyer and scholar

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Basinger is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Barbara Fugger (1419–1497), born Barbara Basinger, German businessperson and banker * David Basinger (fl. from 1986), American academic * Jeanine Basinger (born 1936), American film historian * Kim Basinger (born 1953), American actress * Michael Basinger (born 1951), American football player * Simon Basinger (born 1957), French musicologist and essayist * William Starr Basinger (1827–1910), American lawyer and scholar

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1936 — 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 "1936". 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=1353398151

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