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Laabs

Laabs is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *August W. Laabs (1873–1941), American farmer, businessman and politician *Chet Laabs (1912–1983), American baseball player *Gustav Laabs (1902-1980), German war criminal *Herbert Laabs (born 1950), East German sprint canoeist

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Laabs is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *August W. Laabs (1873–1941), American farmer, businessman and politician *Chet Laabs (1912–1983), American baseball player *Gustav Laabs (1902-1980), German war criminal *Herbert Laabs (born 1950), East German sprint canoeist

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1950 — 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 "1950". 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=867329005

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