Murdock

Article summary

Murdock is a surname. A relatively modern iteration of the Irish or Scottish name Murdoch. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Murdock (born 1962), American record producer * Andrew G. Murdock (fl. 2000s), botanist whose official abbreviation is "Murdock", who described the fern genus Ptisana * Beatrice Murdock (died 2004), American politician * Bennet Murdock (1925–2022), American psychologist * Colin Murdock (born 1975), Northern Irish footballer * David H. Murdock (1923–2025), American businessman * Deroy Murdock, American syndicated columnist * Dorothy M. Murdock, better known by pen name Acharya S, author and proponent of the Christ myth theory * Eric Murdock, American basketball player * George Peter Murdock, American anthropologist known for his empirical approach to ethnological studies * George Murdock, American actor * Ian Murdock, founder and former leader of the Debian Linux Distribution * J.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1962 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1975 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. 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 "1962". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1975". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. 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=1372398686