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Umar Pate

Umaru Pate (born 1964) is a Nigerian professor of media history and an academic. He is the Vice Chancellor of Federal University Kashere, Gombe State and the former Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies, Bayero University Kano, the president of Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN), a member of UNESCO Network of Communication Professors.

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Umaru Pate (born 1964) is a Nigerian professor of media history and an academic. He is the Vice Chancellor of Federal University Kashere, Gombe State and the former Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies, Bayero University Kano, the president of Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN), a member of UNESCO Network of Communication Professors.

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=1372555348

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