Chris Wright

Article summary

Christopher Allen Wright (born January 15, 1965) is an American businessman and government official serving as the 17th United States secretary of energy since February 2025. Before leading the U.S. Department of Energy, Wright served as the CEO of Liberty Energy, North America's second largest hydraulic fracturing company, and served on the boards of Oklo Inc., a nuclear technology company, and EMX Royalty Corp., a Canadian mineral rights and mining rights royalty payment company. On November 16, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced Wright as his nominee for U.S. secretary of energy. Wright's nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 3, 2025, with a 59–38 vote. Wright was sworn in as the secretary of energy on February 3, 2025. As secretary, he has overseen rollbacks of climate change mitigation policies and promoted fossil fuel use.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1965-01-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1965-01-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 2006 — 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 "1965-01-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1965-01-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "2006". 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=1378434860