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Robert Rector
Robert E. Rector is a research fellow at The Heritage Foundation focused on poverty issues. Rector has written more than 300 reports, articles, and commentaries on public policy and has testified before Congress more than 40 times. His writings include the book America's Failed $5.4 Trillion War on Poverty.
Article summary
Robert E. Rector is a research fellow at The Heritage Foundation focused on poverty issues. Rector has written more than 300 reports, articles, and commentaries on public policy and has testified before Congress more than 40 times. His writings include the book America's Failed $5.4 Trillion War on Poverty.
Key claims
- publication date: 2013-05-06 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the publication date is "2013-05-06". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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