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Caperton

Caperton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Hugh Caperton (1781–1847), nineteenth-century congressman and planter from Virginia *William Banks Caperton (1855–1941), Admiral of the United States Navy *William Gaston Caperton III (born 1940), 31st Governor of the U.S. state of West Virginia

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Caperton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Hugh Caperton (1781–1847), nineteenth-century congressman and planter from Virginia *William Banks Caperton (1855–1941), Admiral of the United States Navy *William Gaston Caperton III (born 1940), 31st Governor of the U.S. state of West Virginia

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1940 — 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 "1940". 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=1095036924

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