McFall

Article summary

McFall or MacFall is a surname, a variant spelling of Gaelic MacPhail meaning "son of Paul". Notable people with the surname include: *Derrick McFall (born 2005), American football player *Haldane MacFall (1860–1928), British Army officer, art critic and author *John J. McFall (1918–2006), American politician *John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith (born 1944), United Kingdom politician *Leah McFall (born 1989), Northern-Irish singer-songwriter

Key claims

1. date of birth: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1944 — 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 "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1944". 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=1317771943