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Hacket

Hacket is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Cuthbert Hacket (died 1631), English merchant *George Hacket (or Halket) (died 1756), Scottish poet and songwriter *John Hacket (1592–1670), English churchman *William Hacket (or Hackett) (died 1591), English puritan and religious fanatic

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Hacket is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Cuthbert Hacket (died 1631), English merchant *George Hacket (or Halket) (died 1756), Scottish poet and songwriter *John Hacket (1592–1670), English churchman *William Hacket (or Hackett) (died 1591), English puritan and religious fanatic

Key claims

  1. date of death: 1631 — 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 death is "1631". 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=1141171954

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