Tom Wolf

Article summary

Thomas Westerman Wolf (born November 17, 1948) is an American politician and businessman who was the 47th governor of Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2023. He previously was chairman and CEO of his business, The Wolf Organization, and later as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue from April 2007 to November 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, Wolf won his party's nomination for governor of Pennsylvania in 2014 and defeated Republican incumbent Tom Corbett in the general election by a margin of almost 10 percentage points. He was reelected in 2018. Wolf was succeeded by fellow Democrat Josh Shapiro in 2023.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1948-11-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1923 — 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 "1948-11-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1923". 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=1378009342