Comte

Article summary

Comte is the French, Catalan and Occitan form of the word "count" (Latin: comes); comté is the Gallo-Romance form of the word "county" (Latin: comitatus). Comte or Comté may refer to: * Comte, French for a count (i.e. the nobleman) * Comté, a county in France (territory ruled by a count) * La Comté, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France * Comté cheese, a cheese from Franche-Comté, eastern France

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1950 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1969 — 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 "1950". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1969". 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=1210272367