Talk:Mark Gerson
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Claim not supported by source
[edit]The article currently includes In September 2021, the Gerson family made the largest private donation in history to Christian medical missions in Africa through an $18,000,000 donation. [1]
The problem with this is that our source, while perhaps reliable, does not make the claim that it's the largest gift ever. Rather, it is quoting the recipient of the gift saying that it's the largest gift ever, and said recipient is not a reliable third party source for such a claim. Believe me, if you gave me $18 million, I'd say nice things about you. (No, really! Try it and see!) As such, the claim that it's the largest should be removed. --Nat Gertler (talk) 16:26, 10 March 2023 (UTC) Nat Gertler (talk) 16:26, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
- I agree with this assessment. https://www.businessinsider.com/the-biggest-private-donations-to-universities-by-individuals-2019-5?r=US&IR=T This page alone seems to suggest that there are plenty larger private donations, and this only lists those to education. I don't say that this isn't noteworthy but maybe the claim should be modified to reflect actual facts, because as it is here it's simply wrong. GGLibrarian (talk) 14:23, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
- @GGLibrarian: I think you're doing a strict reading of the clause order, making "the largest private donation in history" as a stand-alone claim, when I really think it's trying to say "the largest private donation to Christian medical missions in Africa in history"... but even that claim is not supported by the source. Plus, the source is the Christian Broadcasting Network, which has gotten mixed response on the Reliable Sources Noticeboard over the years. I'm avoiding editing articles myself at this point; could you just reduce the sentence to In September 2021donated US$18 million to Christian medical missions in Africa.? --Nat Gertler (talk) 15:57, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
- That seems to be a fair reading of this. I have changed it accordingly. :) GGLibrarian (talk) 16:01, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
- @GGLibrarian: I think you're doing a strict reading of the clause order, making "the largest private donation in history" as a stand-alone claim, when I really think it's trying to say "the largest private donation to Christian medical missions in Africa in history"... but even that claim is not supported by the source. Plus, the source is the Christian Broadcasting Network, which has gotten mixed response on the Reliable Sources Noticeboard over the years. I'm avoiding editing articles myself at this point; could you just reduce the sentence to In September 2021donated US$18 million to Christian medical missions in Africa.? --Nat Gertler (talk) 15:57, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
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