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Fendler

Fendler is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Augustus Fendler (1813–1883), Prussian-born American natural history collector *Bud Fendler (1935-2024), American politician from Missouri *Donn Fendler (1926–2016), American whose disappearance launched a manhunt *Lothar Fendler (1913–1983), German SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator

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Fendler is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Augustus Fendler (1813–1883), Prussian-born American natural history collector *Bud Fendler (1935-2024), American politician from Missouri *Donn Fendler (1926–2016), American whose disappearance launched a manhunt *Lothar Fendler (1913–1983), German SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1935 — 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 "1935". 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=1332294959

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