Blignaut

Article summary

Blignaut is an Afrikaans surname, derived from the French Blignault/Blignot. It may refer to: *Aegidius Jean Blignaut (1899–1994), South African author *Alex Blignaut (1932–2001), racing driver and motor racing team owner from South Africa *Andy Blignaut (born 1978), Zimbabwean cricketer * Christian August Blignaut (1897–1974), a.k.a. Chris Blignaut and Harold Wise, South African prolific singer/songwriter (see Afrikaans Wikipedia) *Dylan Blignaut (born 1995), German cricketer *Nikolai Blignaut (born 1985), South African rugby union player *Pieter Jeremias Blignaut (1841–1909), South African (Boer) civil servant and Acting State President *Toek Blignaut (1922–2007) was a South African writer

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1978 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1995 — 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 date of birth is "1978". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1995". 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=1358129040