Bryan Small

Article summary

Bryan Small (born 15 November 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He started out as a trainee at his hometown club Aston Villa and played for a total of 11 clubs in a series of free transfers and loan deals. Small played for Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Luton Town, Bradford City, Bury, Stoke City and Walsall. At international level he was capped 12 times for the England under-21 team.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1971-11-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2000 — 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 "1971-11-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. 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=1282428017