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John Leech

John Leech may refer to: * John Leech (jurist) (fl. 1330s), English medieval professor of canon law * John Leech (caricaturist) (1817–1864), English caricaturist and illustrator * John Henry Leech (1862–1900), British entomologist * John Leech (mathematician) (1926–1992), British mathematician, discoverer of the Leech Lattice * John Leech (politician) (born 1971), British Liberal Democrat Councillor in Manchester and former Member of Parliament

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John Leech may refer to: * John Leech (jurist) (fl. 1330s), English medieval professor of canon law * John Leech (caricaturist) (1817–1864), English caricaturist and illustrator * John Henry Leech (1862–1900), British entomologist * John Leech (mathematician) (1926–1992), British mathematician, discoverer of the Leech Lattice * John Leech (politician) (born 1971), British Liberal Democrat Councillor in Manchester and former Member of Parliament

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=1163202689

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