Jay Smith

Article summary

Jay Smith may refer to: *Jay Smith (basketball) (born 1961), American basketball coach *Jay Smith (footballer, born September 1981), English football player for Southend and Notts County *Jay Smith (footballer, born December 1981), English football player for Brentford *Jay R. Smith (1915–2002), American child actor and comedian *J. R. Smith (born 1985), American basketball player *Jay C. Smith (1929–2009), former principal accused of murder *Jay "Saint" Smith, American songwriter *Jay Smith (Christian apologist) (born 1954), American Christian apologist *Jay Smith, member of the band Sinch *Jay Smith (singer) (born 1981), Swedish singer and winner of Swedish Idol in 2010

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1961 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1954 — 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 "1961". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1954". 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=1172471110