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Ballyrobert

Ballyrobert ( ) is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is about south of Ballyclare and has developed around the junction of the Ballyrobert Road and the Mossley Road/The Longshot. It had a population of 587 people in the 2001 census. It was within the Newtownabbey Borough Council area which became the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council in 2015.

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Ballyrobert ( ) is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is about south of Ballyclare and has developed around the junction of the Ballyrobert Road and the Mossley Road/The Longshot. It had a population of 587 people in the 2001 census. It was within the Newtownabbey Borough Council area which became the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council in 2015.

Key claims

  1. population: 587 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. population: 1,000 people — 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 population is "587 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the population is "1,000 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1377440785

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