Sofyan Tan

Article summary

Sofyan Tan, born Tan Kim Yang ( ; born 25 September 1959) is an Indonesian doctor and politician from Medan. He was elected as member of the House of Representatives in 2019 from the North Sumatran first electoral district. He was reelected for a second term in 2024. He was born and raised in Medan, attending Sutomo School and later studying medicine at the Universitas Methodist Indonesia.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1959-09-25 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1987 — 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 "1959-09-25". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1987". 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=1378364339