Dan Bern

Article summary

Dan Bern (also known as Bernstein; born July 27, 1965) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, novelist, and painter. His music has been compared to that of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Ochs and Elvis Costello. He is a prolific composer, having written over one thousand songs. He wrote the novel Quitting Science (2004) under the pen name Cunliffe Merriwether and wrote the preface under his own name. Bern describes his music as "[u]ndefinable by genre, crossing over and through folk, rock, singer-songwriter, and kids music" with sardonic, literary lyrics. He has toured with Ani DiFranco, The Who, and Roger Daltrey.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1965-07-27 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. publication date: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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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 "1965-07-27". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the publication date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1359382896