Robert Fleming

Article summary

Robert Fleming may refer to: * Robert Fleming (author), American journalist and writer of mysteries, horror, and erotic fiction * Robert Fleming (composer) (1921–1976), Canadian composer * Robert Fleming (cricketer) (born 1953), English cricketer * Robert Fleming (financier) (1845–1933), Scottish financier and founder of the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co * Robert Fleming (footballer) (1860–?), Scottish footballer * Robert Fleming (New York politician), American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1817–1818; 1834) * Robert Fleming (Canadian politician) (1918–1985), Canadian politician in the Yukon * Robert Fleming the elder (1630–1694), Scottish Calvinist minister and theologian * Robert Fleming the younger (c. 1660–1716), Scottish Presbyterian minister, son of Robert Fleming the elder * Robert Alexander Fleming (1862–1947), Scottish pathologist and medical author * Robert D. Fleming (1903–1994), Pennsylvania politician * Robert E. Fleming (born 1936), American literary critic and university professor * Robert John Fleming (1907–1984), American soldier and governor of the Panama Canal Zone * Robert John Fleming (Canadian politician) (1854–1925), mayor of Toronto, Canada * Robert Loren Fleming (born 1956), American comic book writer * Rob Fleming (born 1971), Canadian politician * Bob Fleming, fictional character in the British comedy sketch show The Fast Show

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1953 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1936 — 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 "1953". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1936". 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=1320191624