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Dern

Dern is the surname of the following people: *Bruce Dern (born 1936), American actor *Daisy Dern, American country music artist *Georg Dern (1901–?), German sports shooter *George Dern (1872–1936), American politician, mining man, and businessman *Harry Dern (1929–2009), Australian rules footballer *Laura Dern (born 1967), American actress *Mackenzie Dern (born 1993), American mixed martial artist *Nate Dern (born 1984), American writer and actor *Peggy Dern (1896–1966), American author

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Dern is the surname of the following people: *Bruce Dern (born 1936), American actor *Daisy Dern, American country music artist *Georg Dern (1901–?), German sports shooter *George Dern (1872–1936), American politician, mining man, and businessman *Harry Dern (1929–2009), Australian rules footballer *Laura Dern (born 1967), American actress *Mackenzie Dern (born 1993), American mixed martial artist *Nate Dern (born 1984), American writer and actor *Peggy Dern (1896–1966), American author

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1936 — 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 "1936". 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=1232741180

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