Ted Smith

Article summary

Ted Smith may refer to: *Ted Smith (American football) (1954–2025), All-American football player at Ohio State University *Ted Smith (art director) (1886–1949), American art director *Ted Smith (Canadian painter) (1933-2016), landscape artist *Ted Smith (conservationist) (1920–2015), British conservation pioneer and English teacher *Ted Smith (cyclist) (1928–1992), American Olympic cyclist *Ted Smith (environmentalist) (born 1945), founder of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition *Ted Smith (footballer, born 1880) (1880–1954), English footballer *Ted Smith (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1976), English footballer *Ted Smith (footballer, born 1914) (1914–1989), English football player and coach *Ted Smith (soccer) (born 1935), Australian football (soccer) player *Edwin Smith (rower) (1922–1997), also known as Ted, New Zealand rower *Ted Smith Aerostar *Ted R. Smith (1906–1976), aircraft designer *Ted Smith (Australian footballer) (1887–1960), Australian rules footballer *Ted Smith (footballer, born 1996), English footballer

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1945 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1996 — 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 "1945". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1996". 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=1300282509