Dean Sinclair

Article summary

Dean Michael Sinclair (born 17 December 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Sinclair came through the Norwich City youth academy and was promoted to the club's first team in 2002. He struggled to make an impact and joined Barnet two years later. He made 125 appearances for the club before joining Charlton Athletic, where he again struggled to hold down a place in the first team and eventually spent time on loan with Cheltenham Town and Grimsby Town as well as briefly returning to Barnet for a month. In 2010, he returned to Grimsby on a permanent basis but the season ended with a loan at Cambridge United. Following his release from Grimsby in 2011 he went on to have spells with Arlesey Town, Hayes & Yeading and Lowestoft Town before signing with Woking in August 2012. He was released just a few months later and signed with Sutton United in February 2013. Whilst with Barnet, Sinclair was capped 5 times by the England C team, scoring one goal.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1984-12-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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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 "1984-12-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2014". 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=1372443646