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Marris

Marris is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Charles Allan Marris (1876–1947), New Zealand journalist and editor *Emma Marris (born 1979), American non-fiction writer *Georgia Marris (born 1996), New Zealand swimmer *Rob Marris (born 1955), British politician *William Sinclair Marris (1873–1945), British civil servant, colonial administrator, and classical scholar

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Marris is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Charles Allan Marris (1876–1947), New Zealand journalist and editor *Emma Marris (born 1979), American non-fiction writer *Georgia Marris (born 1996), New Zealand swimmer *Rob Marris (born 1955), British politician *William Sinclair Marris (1873–1945), British civil servant, colonial administrator, and classical scholar

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1979 — 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 "1979". 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=921861463

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