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Sig Libowitz

Sigmund Georg Libowitz (born March 1, 1968) is an American lawyer, actor, film executive, writer, producer, and professor. He is currently the director of the Graduate Film and Media program at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Libowitz is notable for writing, producing, and acting in the film The Response, which he wrote after reading the transcripts from the Guantanamo detainees' Combatant Status Review Tribunals.

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Sigmund Georg Libowitz (born March 1, 1968) is an American lawyer, actor, film executive, writer, producer, and professor. He is currently the director of the Graduate Film and Media program at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Libowitz is notable for writing, producing, and acting in the film The Response, which he wrote after reading the transcripts from the Guantanamo detainees' Combatant Status Review Tribunals.

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  1. date of birth: 1968-03-01 — 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 "1968-03-01". 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?

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