Schoonmaker

Article summary

Schoonmaker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Augustus Schoonmaker Jr. (1828–1894), American lawyer and politician, New York State Attorney General from 1877 to 1879 *Cornelius Corneliusen Schoonmaker (1745–1796), American politician *Frank Schoonmaker (1905–1976), American author and wine merchant *James Martinus Schoonmaker, (1842–1927), American railroad executive *Luke Schoonmaker (born 1998), American football player *Marius Schoonmaker (1811–1894), American politician, grandson of Cornelius *Martinus Schoonmaker (1737–1824), Dutch-American clergyman *Thelma Schoonmaker (born 1940), American film editor

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1998 — 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 "1998". 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=1370207102