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Canny

Canny is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * John Canny, American-based Australian computer scientist, namesake of the Canny edge detector * Lauryn Canny, Irish former child actress * Nicholas Canny (born 1944), Irish historian * Paddy Canny (1919–2008), Irish fiddler * Steven Canny (born 1969), English playwright and BBC executive producer

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Canny is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * John Canny, American-based Australian computer scientist, namesake of the Canny edge detector * Lauryn Canny, Irish former child actress * Nicholas Canny (born 1944), Irish historian * Paddy Canny (1919–2008), Irish fiddler * Steven Canny (born 1969), English playwright and BBC executive producer

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1944 — 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 "1944". 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=1346794833

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