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Fookes

Fookes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Catherine Fookes (born 1970), British politician *Ernest Fookes (1847–1948), New Zealand rugby union footballer *Janet Fookes (born 1936), British politician *Peter Fookes (1933–2020), British engineering geologist *Ursula Fookes (1906–1991), English painter and printmaker

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Fookes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Catherine Fookes (born 1970), British politician *Ernest Fookes (1847–1948), New Zealand rugby union footballer *Janet Fookes (born 1936), British politician *Peter Fookes (1933–2020), British engineering geologist *Ursula Fookes (1906–1991), English painter and printmaker

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1970 — 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 "1970". 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=1305841809

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