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Beacom

Beacom is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Colin Beacom (born 1937), English badminton player *Gary Beacom (born 1960), Canadian figure skater, choreographer, and author *Genevieve Beacom (born 2004), Australian baseball pitcher *Karl Beacom (1938–2015), Canadian lawn bowler *Mike Beacom, American sportswriter

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Beacom is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Colin Beacom (born 1937), English badminton player *Gary Beacom (born 1960), Canadian figure skater, choreographer, and author *Genevieve Beacom (born 2004), Australian baseball pitcher *Karl Beacom (1938–2015), Canadian lawn bowler *Mike Beacom, American sportswriter

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1937 — 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 "1937". 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=1076612454

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