Jake Wright

Article summary

Jake Maxwell Wright (born 11 March 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for club Eastwood. Wright started his career with Bradford City, but played only one senior game for them, before he joined Halifax Town where he had previously spent a loan spell. He spent two years at Halifax, but after they were demoted from the Conference Premier, he moved to Crawley Town in June 2008 before transferring to Brighton & Hove Albion in July 2009. After that he spent seven years at Oxford United where he made 278 total appearances, captained the club and won two promotions.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1986-03-11 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2021 — 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 "1986-03-11". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2021". 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=1363357927