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Don Post

Donald Post Sr. (March 14, 1902 – November 17, 1979) was an American mask maker and prop fabricator. In 1938, he founded the Halloween mask company Don Post Studios, creating the first commercially sold full over-the-head latex rubber masks.

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Donald Post Sr. (March 14, 1902 – November 17, 1979) was an American mask maker and prop fabricator. In 1938, he founded the Halloween mask company Don Post Studios, creating the first commercially sold full over-the-head latex rubber masks.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1902 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1975 — 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 "1902". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1975". 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=1376378997

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