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Dugard

Dugard is an English surname, probably coming from the French dieu (te) garde (God protect you), via the surnames Dieutegarde, Deugard and du Gard. People with the surname include: * Jaycee Dugard (born 1980), 1991 American kidnapping victim * John Dugard (born 1936), South African professor of international law * Martin Dugard (author) (born 1961), American author * Martin Dugard (speedway rider) (born 1969), former British motorcycle speedway rider * Robert Dugard (1942–2018), English motorcycle speedway rider and promoter * William Dugard (1606–1662), English schoolmaster and printer

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Dugard is an English surname, probably coming from the French dieu (te) garde (God protect you), via the surnames Dieutegarde, Deugard and du Gard. People with the surname include: * Jaycee Dugard (born 1980), 1991 American kidnapping victim * John Dugard (born 1936), South African professor of international law * Martin Dugard (author) (born 1961), American author * Martin Dugard (speedway rider) (born 1969), former British motorcycle speedway rider * Robert Dugard (1942–2018), English motorcycle speedway rider and promoter * William Dugard (1606–1662), English schoolmaster and printer

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1980 — 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 "1980". 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=1132385748

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