Sam Schmidt

Article summary

Samuel Schmidt (born August 15, 1964) is a former Indy Racing League driver and NTT IndyCar Series and Indy Lights series team owner. Schmidt's brief IndyCar career included a win in 1999, but an accident before the 2000 season left him a quadriplegic. Schmidt was a co-owner of the Arrow McLaren IndyCar team. Schmidt also founded Conquer Paralysis Now, a charitable organization founded in 2000 with the aim of finding a cure for paralysis.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1964-08-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 2015 — 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 "1964-08-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1358799451