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Red Downs

Jerome Willis "Red" Downs (August 23, 1883 – October 19, 1939) was an American Major League Baseball player, who gained notoriety later in life as an armed robber during the Great Depression.

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Jerome Willis "Red" Downs (August 23, 1883 – October 19, 1939) was an American Major League Baseball player, who gained notoriety later in life as an armed robber during the Great Depression.

Key claims

  1. date of death: 1939 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1912 — 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 "1939". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1912". 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=1366476101

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