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Manstein

Manstein is a German surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Albrecht Gustav von Manstein (1805–1877), Prussian general * Erich von Manstein (1887–1973), German commander of the Wehrmacht, grandson of Albrecht, and field marshal from 1942 * Ernst Sebastian von Manstein (1678–1747), Baltic German soldier and statesman * Ernst von Manstein (1869–1944), Prussian army officer and prominent convert to Judaism * Tim Manstein (born 1989), German footballer

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Manstein is a German surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Albrecht Gustav von Manstein (1805–1877), Prussian general * Erich von Manstein (1887–1973), German commander of the Wehrmacht, grandson of Albrecht, and field marshal from 1942 * Ernst Sebastian von Manstein (1678–1747), Baltic German soldier and statesman * Ernst von Manstein (1869–1944), Prussian army officer and prominent convert to Judaism * Tim Manstein (born 1989), German footballer

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1989 — 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 "1989". 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=1301231113

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