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John Stapleton

John Stapleton may refer to: *John Stapleton (Australian journalist) (born 1952), Australian journalist *John Stapleton (English journalist) (1946–2025), English journalist and broadcaster *John Stapleton (MP) (1816–1891), English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1852 and 1874 *John Stapleton (fl.1406), MP for Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency) *John Stapleton (fl.1421), MP for Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency) *John Stapleton (playwright), collaborator in the adaptation of A Gentleman of Leisure

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John Stapleton may refer to: *John Stapleton (Australian journalist) (born 1952), Australian journalist *John Stapleton (English journalist) (1946–2025), English journalist and broadcaster *John Stapleton (MP) (1816–1891), English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1852 and 1874 *John Stapleton (fl.1406), MP for Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency) *John Stapleton (fl.1421), MP for Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency) *John Stapleton (playwright), collaborator in the adaptation of A Gentleman of Leisure

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=1312564064

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