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Pierre Izard
Pierre Izard ( ; 11 July 1935 – 1 June 2026) was a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS). A pediatrician by trade after his father was also a doctor, he served as mayor of Villefranche-de-Lauragais from 1971 to 2001 and was a member of the General Council of Haute-Garone from 1967 to 2015. He was also its president from 1988 to 2015. Izard died on 1 June 2026, at the age of 90.
Article summary
Pierre Izard ( ; 11 July 1935 – 1 June 2026) was a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS). A pediatrician by trade after his father was also a doctor, he served as mayor of Villefranche-de-Lauragais from 1971 to 2001 and was a member of the General Council of Haute-Garone from 1967 to 2015. He was also its president from 1988 to 2015. Izard died on 1 June 2026, at the age of 90.
Key claims
- date of death: 2026-06-01 — 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 death is "2026-06-01". 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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