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Liiv

Liiv is a common Estonian surname (meaning sand), with notable bearers including: *Daimar Liiv (born 1966), politician *Heino Liiv (1930–2021), linguist and philologist *Jakob Liiv (1859–1938), poet and writer *Juhan Liiv (1864–1913), poet *Marten Liiv (born 1996), speed skater * (1946–2009), poet and literary critic *Urmas Eero Liiv (born 1966), film and television director

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Liiv is a common Estonian surname (meaning sand), with notable bearers including: *Daimar Liiv (born 1966), politician *Heino Liiv (1930–2021), linguist and philologist *Jakob Liiv (1859–1938), poet and writer *Juhan Liiv (1864–1913), poet *Marten Liiv (born 1996), speed skater * (1946–2009), poet and literary critic *Urmas Eero Liiv (born 1966), film and television director

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1966 — 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 "1966". 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=1186632481

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