Jay Lovestone

Article summary

Jay Lovestone (born Jacob Liebstein; Russian: Яков Либштейн; Yakov Libshtein; December 15, 1897 – March 7, 1990) was an American Communist activist and labor organizer. He was at various times a member of the Socialist Party of America, a leader of the Communist Party USA, leader of a small oppositionist party, and after becoming disenchanted with Stalinism became an anti-communist activist and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) asset. Lovestone was also a foreign policy advisor to the leadership of the AFL–CIO and various unions within it.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1897-12-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1990-03-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1976 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of foundation: 1963 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. publication date: 1999 — 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 "1897-12-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1990-03-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1976". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1948". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of foundation is "1963". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the publication date is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. 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=1378217330