Will Pan

Article summary

Wilber Pan (born 6 August 1980), also known as Will Pan, is a Taiwanese-American singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, and entrepreneur. He started his career as a host of Channel V programs. In 2011, Pan was awarded Best Actor for Endless Love (愛∞無限) at the 46th Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan's equivalent to the Emmy Awards. In recent years, Pan ventured into the business world. Pan's business interests extends into streetwear fashion and developing of mobile games. In 2009, he launched the streetwear boutique N.P.C (New Project Center) which he collaborated with Chinese host Nic Li, in Shanghai. N.P.C also has its stores in Beijing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, and at online shopping website Taobao. In 2010, Pan established his streetwear brand "Undisputed" and modelled for the brand's promotional ads. He is also the cofounder and chief creative officer of software company Camigo Media, which develops popular mobile games such as "Fish Off", "Pig Rockets" and "MeWantBamboo 2", that has achieved over 20 million downloads to date. In April 2013, Pan was ranked 76th on 2013 Forbes China Celebrity 100 list, and 44th on the income list which was based on his estimated earnings of $31.9 million yuan in 2012.

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1. date of birth: 1980-08-06 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 2020 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2007-07-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2014-06-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2015-12-25 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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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 "1980-08-06". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "2020". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2007-07-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2014-06-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2015-12-25". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
11. 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=1365386367