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Eric Peterman

Eric Peterman (born November 18, 1986) is an American former football wide receiver. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He attended Sacred Heart-Griffin High school in Springfield, Illinois and excelled at the quarterback position. He played college football at Northwestern as a wide receiver. After his college career, Peterman played in the NFL with the Chicago Bears. He set up a company, GRNE Solar.

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Eric Peterman (born November 18, 1986) is an American former football wide receiver. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He attended Sacred Heart-Griffin High school in Springfield, Illinois and excelled at the quarterback position. He played college football at Northwestern as a wide receiver. After his college career, Peterman played in the NFL with the Chicago Bears. He set up a company, GRNE Solar.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1986-11-18 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 2012 — 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 "1986-11-18". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "2012". 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=1366361976

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