Devard Darling

Article summary

Devard Loran Darling (born April 16, 1982) is a Bahamian-American former professional football wide receiver. After playing college football at Florida State University and Washington State, he was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2004 NFL draft and went on to play for the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1982-04-16 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2001 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2010-03-03 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2011-09-03 — 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 "1982-04-16". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "2001". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2010-03-03". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2011-09-03". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1331764022