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Pacelli

Pacelli ( ) is an Italian surname derived from the medieval given name Pacello. Notable people with the surname include: * Asprilio Pacelli (1570–1623), Italian composer * Ernesto Pacelli (died 1925), Vatican financial adviser, cousin of Pius XII * Eugenio Pacelli (1876–1958), head of the Catholic Church as Pope Pius XII * Francesco Pacelli (1872–1935), Vatican lawyer, elder brother of Pius XII * Frank Pacelli (1924–1997), American TV personality * James Martin Pacelli McGuinness (1950–2017), Irish politician and statesman * Matteo Pacelli (died 1731), Italian painter * Vincent "Vinny Basile" Pacelli, American Mafioso indicted in Operation Old Bridge * William V. Pacelli (1893–1942), American politician

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Pacelli ( ) is an Italian surname derived from the medieval given name Pacello. Notable people with the surname include: * Asprilio Pacelli (1570–1623), Italian composer * Ernesto Pacelli (died 1925), Vatican financial adviser, cousin of Pius XII * Eugenio Pacelli (1876–1958), head of the Catholic Church as Pope Pius XII * Francesco Pacelli (1872–1935), Vatican lawyer, elder brother of Pius XII * Frank Pacelli (1924–1997), American TV personality * James Martin Pacelli McGuinness (1950–2017), Irish politician and statesman * Matteo Pacelli (died 1731), Italian painter * Vincent "Vinny Basile" Pacelli, American Mafioso indicted in Operation Old Bridge * William V. Pacelli (1893–1942), American politician

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  1. date of death: 1925 — 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 death is "1925". 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=1367976977

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