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DiMaggio

DiMaggio is an Italian surname. People with this name include: * Three American-born brothers who all played in Major League Baseball as center fielders: ** Dom DiMaggio (1917–2009), Boston Red Sox (1940 to 1953) ** Joe DiMaggio (1914–1999), New York Yankees (1936 to 1951), elected to the Hall of Fame ** Vince DiMaggio (1912–1986), several teams (1937 to 1946) *Daniel DiMaggio (born 2003), American actor *John DiMaggio (born 1968), American voice actor and comedian *Paul DiMaggio (born 1951), American sociologist *Peter DiMaggio, American engineer

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DiMaggio is an Italian surname. People with this name include: * Three American-born brothers who all played in Major League Baseball as center fielders: ** Dom DiMaggio (1917–2009), Boston Red Sox (1940 to 1953) ** Joe DiMaggio (1914–1999), New York Yankees (1936 to 1951), elected to the Hall of Fame ** Vince DiMaggio (1912–1986), several teams (1937 to 1946) *Daniel DiMaggio (born 2003), American actor *John DiMaggio (born 1968), American voice actor and comedian *Paul DiMaggio (born 1951), American sociologist *Peter DiMaggio, American engineer

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1917 — 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 "1917". 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=1301101856

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