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Lightner

Lightner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * A. M. Lightner, a pen name of Alice Lightner Hopf (1904–1988), American writer * Calvin E. Lightner (1878–1960), American architect, building contractor and mortician * Candy Lightner (born 1946), organizer and founding president of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers * Clarence Lightner (1921–2002), first popularly elected mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina, and first African-American elected mayor of a Southern city of over 50,000 residents * Gwendolyn Rosetta Capps Lightner (1925–1999), American gospel pianist, arranger, and choir director * Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner (1818–1913), Mormon pioneer * Matthew Lightner (born 1980), American chef * Milton Lightner (1887–1967), American politician and lawyer * Sarah Lightner, American politician * Sherri Lightner (born 1950), American politician * Theodore Lightner (died 1981), American bridge player * Winnie Lightner (1899–1971), American film actress Fictional characters include: * Aaron Lightner, in Anne Rice's novel series The Vampire Chronicles * Violet Lightner, better known as Armory (comics), a Marvel Comics crime fighter

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Lightner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * A. M. Lightner, a pen name of Alice Lightner Hopf (1904–1988), American writer * Calvin E. Lightner (1878–1960), American architect, building contractor and mortician * Candy Lightner (born 1946), organizer and founding president of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers * Clarence Lightner (1921–2002), first popularly elected mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina, and first African-American elected mayor of a Southern city of over 50,000 residents * Gwendolyn Rosetta Capps Lightner (1925–1999), American gospel pianist, arranger, and choir director * Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner (1818–1913), Mormon pioneer * Matthew Lightner (born 1980), American chef * Milton Lightner (1887–1967), American politician and lawyer * Sarah Lightner, American politician * Sherri Lightner (born 1950), American politician * Theodore Lightner (died 1981), American bridge player * Winnie Lightner (1899–1971), American film actress Fictional characters include: * Aaron Lightner, in Anne Rice's novel series The Vampire Chronicles * Violet Lightner, better known as Armory (comics), a Marvel Comics crime fighter

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1946 — 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 "1946". 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=1304490664

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