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Oloff

Oloff is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Oloff Hennig ( ), South African businessman *Oloff Smith (1833–?), Swedish-born American Union Navy sailor *Oloff Johannes Truter (1829–1881), South African civil servant

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Article summary

Oloff is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Oloff Hennig ( ), South African businessman *Oloff Smith (1833–?), Swedish-born American Union Navy sailor *Oloff Johannes Truter (1829–1881), South African civil servant

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1829 — 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 "1829". 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=1330379081

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