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Rakoff

Rakoff is a surname a transliteration variant of the Russian surname Rakov. Notable people with the surname include: *Alvin Rakoff (born 1927), Canadian television, stage and film director *David Rakoff (1964–2012), Canadian-born American writer *Jed S. Rakoff (born 1943), American judge *Joanna Rakoff (born 1972), American journalist, poet, critic and novelist *Simon Rakoff (born 1960), Canadian comedian *Todd Rakoff (born 1946), American legal scholar

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Rakoff is a surname a transliteration variant of the Russian surname Rakov. Notable people with the surname include: *Alvin Rakoff (born 1927), Canadian television, stage and film director *David Rakoff (1964–2012), Canadian-born American writer *Jed S. Rakoff (born 1943), American judge *Joanna Rakoff (born 1972), American journalist, poet, critic and novelist *Simon Rakoff (born 1960), Canadian comedian *Todd Rakoff (born 1946), American legal scholar

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1927 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1943 — 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 "1927". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1943". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1282356933

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