Robert Singleton

Article summary

Robert or Bobby Singleton may refer to: *Robert Singleton (priest) (died 1544), English Roman Catholic priest *Robert Singleton (activist) (born 1936), Freedom Rider during 1961 *Robert Corbet Singleton (1810–1881), Irish academic and hymnwriter *Robert S. Singleton (born 1933), American engineer and inventor *Bobby Singleton (politician), American politician in Alabama *Bobby Singleton (police officer), Northern Ireland police officer *Bob Singleton, protagonist of Captain Singleton, a novel by Daniel Defoe

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1936 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1933 — 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 "1936". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1933". 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=1328761954