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Thomas Egan

Thomas or Tom Egan may refer to: * Thomas Egan (gangster) (1874–1919), St. Louis politician and organized crime figure * Thomas Egan (cricketer) (1906–1979), Australian cricketer * Thomas C. Egan (1894–1961), United States federal judge * Tom Egan (born 1946), former professional baseball player * Thomas W. Egan (1836–1887), American Civil War general * Thomas Egan (physician) (1752–1818), Irish physician * Thomas Selby Egan (1814–1893), first cox to win the Boat Race for Cambridge University * The fictional character Major Tommy Egan from the 2014 film Good Kill.

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Article summary

Thomas or Tom Egan may refer to: * Thomas Egan (gangster) (1874–1919), St. Louis politician and organized crime figure * Thomas Egan (cricketer) (1906–1979), Australian cricketer * Thomas C. Egan (1894–1961), United States federal judge * Tom Egan (born 1946), former professional baseball player * Thomas W. Egan (1836–1887), American Civil War general * Thomas Egan (physician) (1752–1818), Irish physician * Thomas Selby Egan (1814–1893), first cox to win the Boat Race for Cambridge University * The fictional character Major Tommy Egan from the 2014 film Good Kill.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1946 — 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 "1946". 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=1151437456

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