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Ivan Stang (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia, read 2026-08-18

Wikipedia's article on Ivan Stang, read directly for this pass, which states he was born Douglass St Clair Smith on 21 August 1953 in Washington, D.C., co-founded the Church of the SubGenius, published the first SubGenius pamphlet in 1980 under the name J. R. "Bob" Dobbs, and has produced the syndicated radio program The Hour of Slack. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Author
Wikipedia contributors
Publisher
Wikipedia
Publication Year
2026
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Stang
Source Type
reference
Assessment
Reliability Tier
3
Community-edited reference page, tier 3. Used only for biographical and career facts about a living public figure, which are well documented and not in scholarly dispute.
Notes
Used for Ivan Stang's biography and the founding of the Church of the SubGenius only.
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Ivan Stang, Historical Figures

This source names Ivan Stang directly: "Wikipedia's article on Ivan Stang, read directly for this pass, which states he was born Douglass St Clair Smith on 21 August 1953 in Washington, D.C., co-founded the Church of the SubGenius..."

Source Ivan Stang (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Washington, States & Territories

This source names Washington directly: "St Clair Smith on 21 August 1953 in Washington, D.C., co-founded the Church of the SubGenius, published the first SubGenius pamphlet in 1980 under the name J."

Source Ivan Stang (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Claims Backed By This Source (40 claims)

This source backs 40 claims across the atlas. As facts: 30 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 6 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Historical Figures, 19 claims: 14 well-attested, 1 holds, 4 general references.
  • Articles, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 general references.
  • Sources, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds.
  • New Religious Movements, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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