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Straker

Straker is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anthony Straker, English-born Grenadian footballer * Arthur Straker, English first-class cricket player * D. Augustus Straker, Barbados-born lawyer and jurist, first black lawyer to appear before the Michigan Supreme Court * Emile Straker, Barbadian musician * Granville Straker, American music businessman and record producer * Les Straker, baseball player * Sir Louis Straker, deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * Nick Straker, English musician, of the Nick Straker Band Fictional characters: * Edward "Ed" Straker and his son Johnny Straker, fictional characters in the television series UFO * Kevin Straker, the name of the "Ken" character in the Japanese version of the video game Street Fighter 2010 * Richard Straker, a character in Stephen King’s 1975 horror novel ’Salem’s Lot. * John Straker, a character in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1892 story The Adventure of Silver Blaze.

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Straker is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anthony Straker, English-born Grenadian footballer * Arthur Straker, English first-class cricket player * D. Augustus Straker, Barbados-born lawyer and jurist, first black lawyer to appear before the Michigan Supreme Court * Emile Straker, Barbadian musician * Granville Straker, American music businessman and record producer * Les Straker, baseball player * Sir Louis Straker, deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * Nick Straker, English musician, of the Nick Straker Band Fictional characters: * Edward "Ed" Straker and his son Johnny Straker, fictional characters in the television series UFO * Kevin Straker, the name of the "Ken" character in the Japanese version of the video game Street Fighter 2010 * Richard Straker, a character in Stephen King’s 1975 horror novel ’Salem’s Lot. * John Straker, a character in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1892 story The Adventure of Silver Blaze.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 2010 — 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 "2010". 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=1351406575

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.