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Robin Fields

Robin Fields (born September 5, 1967) is an American journalist, investigative reporter, and managing editor of ProPublica, an independent, not-for-profit news agency. Fields was born in New York City. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts in European history and from Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism with a master's degree in 1993.

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Robin Fields (born September 5, 1967) is an American journalist, investigative reporter, and managing editor of ProPublica, an independent, not-for-profit news agency. Fields was born in New York City. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts in European history and from Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism with a master's degree in 1993.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1967-09-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 2006 — 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 "1967-09-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "2006". 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=1378953660

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.