McCullagh

Article summary

McCullagh is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Colm McCullagh, Gaelic Football player for County Tyrone *Crawford McCullagh (1868–1948), Unionist politician in Northern Ireland *David McCullagh (born 1967), Irish journalist and author *Declan McCullagh, American journalist and columnist for CBSNews.com *Edward McCullagh (1912–1986), nationalist politician and farmer in Northern Ireland *Francis McCullagh (1874–1956), war correspondent *George McCullagh (1905–1952), Canadian newspaper owner 1936–1952 *James McCullagh (1809–1847), Irish mathematician *James Benjamin McCullagh (1854–1921), Anglican missionary in British Columbia *John H. McCullagh (1842–1893), American law enforcement officer in New York *Peter McCullagh (born 1952), Irish statistician from Northern Ireland *Sheila K. McCullagh MBE (1920–2014), British author of children's books

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1967 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1952 — 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 "1967". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1952". 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=1254056745