Stephen Stapleton

Article summary

Stephen Stapleton (born 1976) is an artist, social entrepreneur, and founding director of Edge of Arabia, CULTURUNNERS, and the UK charity The Crossway Foundation (a UK charity enabling cultural exchange and training for young people). Stapleton is known for developing platforms for cultural exchange and diplomacy between the Middle East, Europe and the United States. Stapleton has produced over 50 international exhibitions including at Museums and Biennales in London, New York, Venice, Istanbul, Berlin, Dubai, Riyadh, Jeddah, Miami, Aspen, Houston, Oslo, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Detroit, Memphis, Lewiston, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. Stapleton has published six internationally distributed books and produced a series of Virtual Reality and Short Film documentaries for distribution via international media platforms including The Guardian, Creative Time and VR Forum.

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1. date of birth: 1976 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1976-03-24 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the date of birth is "1976". What evidence would count against this claim?
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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372911322