Joseph Devlin

Article summary

Joseph Devlin (13 February 1871 – 18 January 1934) was an Irish journalist and influential nationalist politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Irish Parliamentary Party in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (1902–1922 and 1929–1934). Later Devlin was an MP and leader of the Nationalist Party in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. He was referred to as "the duodecimo Demosthenes" by the Irish politician Tim Healy which Devlin took as a compliment.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1839 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1934-01-18 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1920 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 1886 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of foundation: 1898 — 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 "1839". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1934-01-18". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1920". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1886". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of foundation is "1898". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. 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=1376826994