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Dev

.dev is a top-level domain name operated by Google Registry. It was proposed in ICANN's new generic top-level domain (gTLD) program, and became available to the general public on March 1, 2019, with an early access period that began on February 19.

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Article summary

.dev is a top-level domain name operated by Google Registry. It was proposed in ICANN's new generic top-level domain (gTLD) program, and became available to the general public on March 1, 2019, with an early access period that began on February 19.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1947 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1959 — 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 "1947". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1959". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1331648946

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