Menke

Article summary

Menke is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Amy Menke (born 1995), American ice hockey player * Anne Menke (born 1967), German photographer * Bill Menke (1918–1945), American basketball player * Carl Menke (1906–?), German field hockey player * Denis Menke (1940–2020), American baseball player * Frank G. Menke (1885–1954), American newspaper reporter * Frl. Menke (born 1960), German singer * George Menke (died 1978), American football player and coach * Heinrich Theodor Menke (1819–1892) German geographer * Johannes Menke (born 1972), German musicologist * Karl Theodor Menke (1791–1861), German malacologist * Ken Menke (1922–2002), American basketball player * Lester Menke (1918–2016), American politician * Richard-Hyde Menke (born 1985), Nauruan politician * Richard J. Menke (1935–2006), American lawyer and politician * Sally Menke (1953–2010), American film editor * Sebastian Menke (1910–2002), American Catholic priest and academic administrator

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1960 — 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 "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1960". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. 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=1325368783