Iain Wright

Article summary

Iain David Wright (born 9 May 1972) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hartlepool from the 2004 Hartlepool by-election until 2017, and served also as the Chairman of Business Innovation and Skills Committee. He was previously Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with responsibility for apprenticeships, and 14 to 19 reform in the Department for Children, Schools and Families until 11 May 2010. In April 2017, he announced that he would not be seeking re-election at the snap election of 2017.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1972-05-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1994 — 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 "1972-05-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1994". 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=1378226444