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John Hooker

John Hooker may refer to: *John Hooker (English constitutionalist) (c. 1527–1601), English writer, solicitor, antiquary, civic administrator and advocate of republican government *John Lee Hooker (1912–2001), American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist *John Lee Hooker Jr. (born 1952), American blues musician *John Daggett Hooker (1838–1911), social leader, amateur scientist and astronomer, donor of the Hooker Telescope *John Hooker (abolitionist) (1816–1901), lawyer, judge, abolitionist, and reformer for women's rights *John Hooker (novelist) (1932–2008), Australian novelist *John Jay Hooker (1930–2016), American attorney, entrepreneur, political gadfly and perennial candidate *John Michael Hooker (1953–2003), American murderer executed in Oklahoma *John Hooker (hammer thrower) (born 1887), American hammer thrower, 2nd at the 1918 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships *John Hooker (pole vaulter) (born 1915), American pole vaulter, 1936 All-American for the USC Trojans track and field team

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John Hooker may refer to: *John Hooker (English constitutionalist) (c. 1527–1601), English writer, solicitor, antiquary, civic administrator and advocate of republican government *John Lee Hooker (1912–2001), American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist *John Lee Hooker Jr. (born 1952), American blues musician *John Daggett Hooker (1838–1911), social leader, amateur scientist and astronomer, donor of the Hooker Telescope *John Hooker (abolitionist) (1816–1901), lawyer, judge, abolitionist, and reformer for women's rights *John Hooker (novelist) (1932–2008), Australian novelist *John Jay Hooker (1930–2016), American attorney, entrepreneur, political gadfly and perennial candidate *John Michael Hooker (1953–2003), American murderer executed in Oklahoma *John Hooker (hammer thrower) (born 1887), American hammer thrower, 2nd at the 1918 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships *John Hooker (pole vaulter) (born 1915), American pole vaulter, 1936 All-American for the USC Trojans track and field team

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1952 — 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 "1952". 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=1289829510

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