Christopher Null

Article summary

Christopher Null (born September 7, 1971) is an American writer, journalist and entrepreneur. A former blogger for Yahoo! Tech, he was the editor of Drinkhacker.com, and the founder and editor-in-chief of Filmcritic.com, which operated from 1995 to 2012. He is also the former magazine editor for PC/Computing and the founder of Mobile PC magazine.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1971-09-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1971-09-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 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 "1971-09-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1971-09-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1995". 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=1295379248