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Mackle

Mackle ( or Ó Maicill ) is a Scottish surname. It comes from the Middle Scots "Meikill" (also spelled "Meikle" or "Mekill"), meaning "big, large". Notable people with the surname include: *Barbara Jane Mackle (born 1948), American heiress and kidnapping victim *Damian Mackle (born 1985), Northern Irish professional wrestler *Mackle Brothers, American land developers *Marisa Mackle (born c. 1973), Irish novelist

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Mackle ( or Ó Maicill ) is a Scottish surname. It comes from the Middle Scots "Meikill" (also spelled "Meikle" or "Mekill"), meaning "big, large". Notable people with the surname include: *Barbara Jane Mackle (born 1948), American heiress and kidnapping victim *Damian Mackle (born 1985), Northern Irish professional wrestler *Mackle Brothers, American land developers *Marisa Mackle (born c. 1973), Irish novelist

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1948 — 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 "1948". 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=1255740115

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