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Dan Wolf

Daniel A. Wolf (born August 11, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, aircraft pilot, and politician. In 1989, he founded the Cape Cod-based airline Cape Air, which originally flew between Provincetown and Boston in Massachusetts, and has since expanded internationally. In 2010, he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate to represent the Cape and Islands district. He ran unopposed in 2012, and was re-elected to a third term in 2014. During his tenure, he emerged as a progressive leader in the Senate, advocating for renewable energy, increased minimum wage, and universal health care. On June 10, 2013, he announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for Governor of Massachusetts in the 2014 election. Following an injunction by the State Ethics Commission over his ownership of Cape Air, he announced the suspension of his campaign and his intent to appeal the ruling. Although the Commission eventually ruled in his favor, the nomination process was already well along, and he would eventually run for re-election to the Senate. In 2015, Wolf confirmed that he would not seek a fourth term in the Massachusetts Senate by running for re-election in 2016. He was succeeded by Julian Cyr (D-Truro).…

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Daniel A. Wolf (born August 11, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, aircraft pilot, and politician. In 1989, he founded the Cape Cod-based airline Cape Air, which originally flew between Provincetown and Boston in Massachusetts, and has since expanded internationally. In 2010, he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate to represent the Cape and Islands district. He ran unopposed in 2012, and was re-elected to a third term in 2014. During his tenure, he emerged as a progressive leader in the Senate, advocating for renewable energy, increased minimum wage, and universal health care. On June 10, 2013, he announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for Governor of Massachusetts in the 2014 election. Following an injunction by the State Ethics Commission over his ownership of Cape Air, he announced the suspension of his campaign and his intent to appeal the ruling. Although the Commission eventually ruled in his favor, the nomination process was already well along, and he would eventually run for re-election to the Senate. In 2015, Wolf confirmed that he would not seek a fourth term in the Massachusetts Senate by running for re-election in 2016. He was succeeded by Julian Cyr (D-Truro).…

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1957-08-11 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1957-08-11 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. employees: 1,000 employees — 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 "1957-08-11". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1957-08-11". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the employees is "1,000 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. 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=1378404578

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