Thompkins

Article summary

Thompkins may refer to: *Brandon Thompkins (born 1987), arena football wide receiver *Carlotta J. Thompkins (1844–1934), 19th century Texas gambler known as Lottie Deno *DeAndre Thompkins (born 1995), American football player *Deven Thompkins (born 1999), American football player *Gerry Thompkins (born 1937), Canadian football player *Kenbrell Thompkins (born 1988), American football wide receiver *Kendal Thompkins (born 1989), American Football wide receiver *Leslie Thompkins, fictional character in comic books, associated with Batman *Russell Thompkins of The Stylistics, soul music vocal group in Philadelphia *Trey Thompkins (born 1990), American professional basketball player *William H. Thompkins (1872–1916), Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army *William J. Thompkins (1884–1944), physician and health administrator in Kansas City, Missouri

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1995 — 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 "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1995". 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=1108043531