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Robert Cheeks

Robert Cheeks is a basketball player from Jersey City, New Jersey. He attended St. Bonaventure from 1999 to 2003. He was born in 1980. He played briefly for the Newark Express in 2005 as a forward. He wore number 12 and played forward for the team. This past season he played in Portugal for Illiabum where he averaged 13 points and 11 rebounds per game. He is the half-brother of former NBA player and Duke University Tri-Captain Roshown McLeod.

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Robert Cheeks is a basketball player from Jersey City, New Jersey. He attended St. Bonaventure from 1999 to 2003. He was born in 1980. He played briefly for the Newark Express in 2005 as a forward. He wore number 12 and played forward for the team. This past season he played in Portugal for Illiabum where he averaged 13 points and 11 rebounds per game. He is the half-brother of former NBA player and Duke University Tri-Captain Roshown McLeod.

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  1. date of birth: 1980 — 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 "1980". 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=1239631337

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