DeVito

Article summary

DeVito, De Vito, or de Vito is an Italian surname which may refer to: *Cosima De Vito (born 1976), Australian singer *Danny DeVito (born 1944), American actor *Gaetano de Vito (1884–1964), Italian painter *Gioconda de Vito (1907–1994), Italian-British musician *Joe DeVito (born 1968), American comedian *Karla DeVito (born 1953), American singer *Lucy DeVito (born 1983), American actress *Louie DeVito, American disc jockey *Marco De Vito (born 1991), Italian footballer *Mathias J. DeVito (1930–2019), American businessperson and lawyer *Roberto De Vito (1867–1959), Italian politician *Sayra DeVito, American politician *Tommy DeVito (American football) (born 1998), American football player *Tommy DeVito (musician) (1928–2020), American musician *Tony DeVito (born 1972), American professional wrestler

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1976 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1998 — 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 "1976". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1998". 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=1317692737