Contemporary July 2007 NPR report on the death of Tammy Faye Messner, including her decade-long struggle with colon cancer.
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Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Tier one: contemporary July 2007 news reporting from National Public Radio on Tammy Faye Messner's death, a reputable news organization's own contemporaneous account. Its limit is that it is journalism rather than a peer reviewed biography, though its factual content is independently checkable. NotesA national public broadcaster's own contemporary reporting, filed at the time of death. Reliable for the date and cause of death.
Citation
AuthorNational Public Radio
PublisherNational Public Radio
Publication Year2007
URLhttps://www.npr.org/2007/07/23/12164619/tammy-faye-bakker-messner-dies-at-65
Source Typenews
Claims Backed By This Source (18 claims)
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- Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
- Articles, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Historical Figures, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.
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