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Klepper

Klepper is a surname of German origin, which derives from the Middle High German word kleppern, meaning "to gossip". Alternative spellings include Klepfer, Kloepfer, and Klopfer. The name may refer to: *Christian Kloepfer (1847–1913), Canadian politician *Ed Klepfer (1888–1950), American baseball player *Frank B. Klepper (1864–1933), American politician *Jeff Klepper (born 1953), American musician *Jochen Klepper (1903–1942), German writer *John Klepper (1906–1997), American politician *Jordan Klepper (born 1979), American comedian *Leon Klepper (1900–1991), Romanian composer *Steven Klepper (1949–1997), American economist

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Klepper is a surname of German origin, which derives from the Middle High German word kleppern, meaning "to gossip". Alternative spellings include Klepfer, Kloepfer, and Klopfer. The name may refer to: *Christian Kloepfer (1847–1913), Canadian politician *Ed Klepfer (1888–1950), American baseball player *Frank B. Klepper (1864–1933), American politician *Jeff Klepper (born 1953), American musician *Jochen Klepper (1903–1942), German writer *John Klepper (1906–1997), American politician *Jordan Klepper (born 1979), American comedian *Leon Klepper (1900–1991), Romanian composer *Steven Klepper (1949–1997), American economist

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1953 — 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 "1953". 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=1355550880

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