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Tiny Maxwell

Robert Wallace "Tiny" Maxwell (September 7, 1884 – June 30, 1922) was an American professional football player and referee. He was also a sports editor with the Philadelphia Public Ledger.

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Robert Wallace "Tiny" Maxwell (September 7, 1884 – June 30, 1922) was an American professional football player and referee. He was also a sports editor with the Philadelphia Public Ledger.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1884-09-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 1944 — 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 "1884-09-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "1944". 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?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376562614

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