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Pressler

Pressler (or Preßler) ( ) is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Johann Valentin Pressler (or Bressler) - Immigrant from the German Palatine during the Palatine Migration of 1709. Variants of the surname among his descendants include Preslar, Presler, Pressler, with the surname Presley beginning to appear especially around the time of the American Civil War. Elvis Presley is among his descendants. * Kimberly Pressler (born 1977), American sports reporter and former Miss USA * Larry Pressler (born 1942), American politician * Menahem Pressler (1923–2023), German-born Israeli-American pianist * Mike Pressler (born 1960), American lacrosse coach * Mirjam Pressler (1940–2019), German novelist and translator * Paul Pressler (businessman), American business executive * Paul Pressler (politician) (born 1930), American politician and judge * Sylvia Pressler (1934–2010), American judge

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Pressler (or Preßler) ( ) is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Johann Valentin Pressler (or Bressler) - Immigrant from the German Palatine during the Palatine Migration of 1709. Variants of the surname among his descendants include Preslar, Presler, Pressler, with the surname Presley beginning to appear especially around the time of the American Civil War. Elvis Presley is among his descendants. * Kimberly Pressler (born 1977), American sports reporter and former Miss USA * Larry Pressler (born 1942), American politician * Menahem Pressler (1923–2023), German-born Israeli-American pianist * Mike Pressler (born 1960), American lacrosse coach * Mirjam Pressler (1940–2019), German novelist and translator * Paul Pressler (businessman), American business executive * Paul Pressler (politician) (born 1930), American politician and judge * Sylvia Pressler (1934–2010), American judge

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1977 — 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 "1977". 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=1305381965

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