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Sid Blackie

Sydney "Sid" Blackie (24 December 1899 – 22 May 1966) was an English footballer and rugby player who played in the Football League for Stoke and for the Halifax RUFC.

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Article summary

Sydney "Sid" Blackie (24 December 1899 – 22 May 1966) was an English footballer and rugby player who played in the Football League for Stoke and for the Halifax RUFC.

Key claims

  1. date of death: 1966 — 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 death is "1966". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1350851118

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