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Pascal Payet
Pascal Payet (born 7 July 1963) is a French criminal who has gained notoriety for his prison escapes using hijacked helicopters. He was initially sentenced to a 30-year jail term for a murder committed during the robbery of a security van in 1997. Payet holds the record for planning the most number of escapes by helicopter. Payet is married and has two children.
Article summary
Pascal Payet (born 7 July 1963) is a French criminal who has gained notoriety for his prison escapes using hijacked helicopters. He was initially sentenced to a 30-year jail term for a murder committed during the robbery of a security van in 1997. Payet holds the record for planning the most number of escapes by helicopter. Payet is married and has two children.
Key claims
- date of birth: 1963-07-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the date of birth is "1963-07-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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