Brault

Article summary

Brault is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Albert Brault (born 1937), American chemist and inventor *Jacques Brault (1933–2022), French Canadian poet and translator *James W. Brault (1932–2008), American scientist, pioneer of Fourier transform spectroscopy and other forms of spectroscopy *Jean Brault, head of Groupaction Marketing and party in the Canadian sponsorship scandal "AdScam" *Michel Brault (1928–2013), Canadian cinematographer, film director, producer and screenwriter *Pierre F. Brault (1939–2014), Canadian television composer *Sarah-Anne Brault (born 1989), Canadian olympian triathlete *Steven Brault (born 1992), American professional baseball pitcher *Sylvain Brault, Canadian cinematographer *William Brault (1927–2012), American businessman

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1937 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1989 — 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 "1937". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1989". 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=1329910121