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Jay Winter

Jay Murray Winter (born May 28, 1945) is an American historian and author. He is the Charles J. Stille Professor of History at Yale University. Winter is also affiliated with the Museum of the Great War in Peronne, France, a research center and museum of World War I in European cultural history.

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Jay Murray Winter (born May 28, 1945) is an American historian and author. He is the Charles J. Stille Professor of History at Yale University. Winter is also affiliated with the Museum of the Great War in Peronne, France, a research center and museum of World War I in European cultural history.

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  1. date of birth: 1945-05-28 — 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 "1945-05-28". 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?

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