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Verbiest

Verbiest or Verbist is a Flemish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ferdinand Verbiest, Flemish Jesuit missionary in China * Theophiel Verbist, Belgian priest who founded in 1862 the Congregation of Scheutveld * Laurent Verbiest, Belgian soccer player

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Verbiest or Verbist is a Flemish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ferdinand Verbiest, Flemish Jesuit missionary in China * Theophiel Verbist, Belgian priest who founded in 1862 the Congregation of Scheutveld * Laurent Verbiest, Belgian soccer player

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1862 — 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 foundation is "1862". 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=782573718

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