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Tinney

Tinney is an Irish surname anglicised from Mac an tSionnaigh. Notable people with the surname include: *Al Tinney (1921–2002), American jazz pianist *Daisy Tinney (1893 – 1962), New Zealand photographer *Frank Tinney (1886–1940), vaudeville entertainer *Joseph E. Tinney (April 24, 1910 – May 13, 2006), American attorney and politician *Mary Catherine Tinney, Irish diplomat *Matt Tinney (21st century), reporter and weekend newsreader *Sheila Tinney, Irish mathematical physicist *Stuart Tinney (born 1964), Olympic-level equestrian rider *The Tinney Family, owners of Belcourt Castle in Newport, Rhode Island

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Tinney is an Irish surname anglicised from Mac an tSionnaigh. Notable people with the surname include: *Al Tinney (1921–2002), American jazz pianist *Daisy Tinney (1893 – 1962), New Zealand photographer *Frank Tinney (1886–1940), vaudeville entertainer *Joseph E. Tinney (April 24, 1910 – May 13, 2006), American attorney and politician *Mary Catherine Tinney, Irish diplomat *Matt Tinney (21st century), reporter and weekend newsreader *Sheila Tinney, Irish mathematical physicist *Stuart Tinney (born 1964), Olympic-level equestrian rider *The Tinney Family, owners of Belcourt Castle in Newport, Rhode Island

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1964 — 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 "1964". 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=1344827531

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