Don Meyer

Article summary

Donald Wayne Meyer (December 16, 1944 – May 18, 2014) was an American college basketball coach who completed his career in 2010 as head coach of the men's team at Northern State University. He was previously head coach at Hamline University and Lipscomb University.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1944 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2014-05-18 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2015 — 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 "1944". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "2014-05-18". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
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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=1357725877