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Ruby Sparks
Ruby Sparks is a 2012 American romantic comedy film written by Zoe Kazan and directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. It stars Paul Dano as an anxious novelist whose fictional character, Ruby Sparks, played by Kazan, comes to life, and his struggles to reconcile his idealized vision of her with her increasing independence. The film was released in the United States on July 25, 2012, by Fox Searchlight Pictures, and received positive reviews from critics.
Article summary
Ruby Sparks is a 2012 American romantic comedy film written by Zoe Kazan and directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. It stars Paul Dano as an anxious novelist whose fictional character, Ruby Sparks, played by Kazan, comes to life, and his struggles to reconcile his idealized vision of her with her increasing independence. The film was released in the United States on July 25, 2012, by Fox Searchlight Pictures, and received positive reviews from critics.
Key claims
- release date: 2012-07-25 — 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 release date is "2012-07-25". 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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