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Downard

Downard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alison Downard, New Zealand academic *Axel Downard-Wilke (born 1966), New Zealand transport planner and Wikipedian *James Shelby Downard (1913–1998), American conspiracy theorist *Kelly Downard, American politician *Kevin Downard, Australian scientist *Ryan Downard (born 1988), American football coach and player

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Article summary

Downard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alison Downard, New Zealand academic *Axel Downard-Wilke (born 1966), New Zealand transport planner and Wikipedian *James Shelby Downard (1913–1998), American conspiracy theorist *Kelly Downard, American politician *Kevin Downard, Australian scientist *Ryan Downard (born 1988), American football coach and player

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1966 — 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 "1966". 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=1222712660

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