Michael Ramirez

Article summary

Michael Patrick Ramirez (born May 11, 1961) is an American cartoonist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. His cartoons present mostly conservative viewpoints. He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and is internationally syndicated by Creators Syndicate . In an extraordinary arrangement, his work appears simultaneously on Tuesdays and Fridays in the Washington Post and the Las Vegas Review-Journal .

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1961-05-11 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. publication date: 1969 — 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 "1961-05-11". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the publication date is "1969". 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=1375939120