John Smith

Article summary

John Smith is a common personal name. It is also commonly used as a placeholder name and pseudonym, and is sometimes used in the United States and the United Kingdom as a term for an average person. Notable people with the name include:

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1946 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1781 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1943 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1950 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 1966 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of birth: 1938 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of birth: 1951 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of birth: 1938 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. date of birth: 1826 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. date of birth: 1608 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. date of birth: 1838 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. date of birth: 1872 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. date of birth: 1945 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. date of birth: 1659 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. date of birth: 1904 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
16. date of birth: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
17. date of birth: 1955 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
18. date of birth: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
19. date of birth: 1944 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
20. date of birth: 1926 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
21. date of birth: 1967 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
22. date of birth: 1978 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
23. date of death: 1891 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
24. date of death: 1839 — 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 "1946". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1781". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1943". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1950". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "1966". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of birth is "1938". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of birth is "1951". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of birth is "1938". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the date of birth is "1826". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the date of birth is "1608". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the date of birth is "1838". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the date of birth is "1872". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the date of birth is "1945". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the date of birth is "1659". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the date of birth is "1904". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. The record states that the date of birth is "1948". What evidence would count against this claim?
18. The record states that the date of birth is "1955". What evidence would count against this claim?
19. The record states that the date of birth is "1980". What evidence would count against this claim?
20. The record states that the date of birth is "1944". What evidence would count against this claim?
21. The record states that the date of birth is "1926". What evidence would count against this claim?
22. The record states that the date of birth is "1967". What evidence would count against this claim?
23. The record states that the date of birth is "1978". What evidence would count against this claim?
24. The record states that the date of death is "1891". What evidence would count against this claim?
25. The record states that the date of death is "1839". What evidence would count against this claim?
26. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
27. 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=1377509372