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John Downs

John Downs may refer to: *John M. Downs (died 2019), American sketch artist *John G. Downs (1873–1956), American farmer and politician from New York *Johnny Downs (1913–1994), American child actor *Dickie Downs (John Thomas Downs, 1886–1949), footballer

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Article summary

John Downs may refer to: *John M. Downs (died 2019), American sketch artist *John G. Downs (1873–1956), American farmer and politician from New York *Johnny Downs (1913–1994), American child actor *Dickie Downs (John Thomas Downs, 1886–1949), footballer

Key claims

  1. date of death: 2019 — 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 "2019". 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=1083202282

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