Tim Willcox

Article summary

Timothy Melton Willcox (born 28 May 1963 in Wellington, Somerset) is a British journalist who formerly worked as a presenter for BBC News. He presents news programmes on BBC World News and the BBC News Channel. He is probably most recognisable for presenting the BBC's live coverage from Chile during events surrounding the Copiapó mining accident and anchoring the BBC's live daytime coverage during the early days of the Cairo January 2011 Egyptian revolution.

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1. date of birth: 1963-05-28 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1963-05-28 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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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 "1963-05-28". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1963-05-28". 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?

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