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John Ham

Jo(h)n Ham(m) may refer to: *John Ham, MP for New Shoreham in 1433 *John Ham, co-founder of Ustream *John Ham (pirate) (fl. 1699–1720), pirate and privateer in the Caribbean *John E. Hamm (1776–1864), American colonel, doctor and politician *John Hamm (1938–2026), Canadian physician and politician *Jon Hamm (born 1971), American actor, director and producer *Jonathan Hamm (born 1985), former amateur boxer, actor, football player and current mixed martial artist

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Article summary

Jo(h)n Ham(m) may refer to: *John Ham, MP for New Shoreham in 1433 *John Ham, co-founder of Ustream *John Ham (pirate) (fl. 1699–1720), pirate and privateer in the Caribbean *John E. Hamm (1776–1864), American colonel, doctor and politician *John Hamm (1938–2026), Canadian physician and politician *Jon Hamm (born 1971), American actor, director and producer *Jonathan Hamm (born 1985), former amateur boxer, actor, football player and current mixed martial artist

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1971 — 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 "1971". 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=1363985517

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