Weightman

Article summary

Weightman is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Cody Weightman (born 2001), Australian rules footballer *Dale Weightman (born 1959), Australian rules footballer *Eric Weightman (1910–2002), English footballer *Gavin Weightman (1945–2022), British journalist and historian *George W. Weightman, U.S. Army Family Medicine physician *John George Weightman (1915–2004), English French scholar *John Grey Weightman (1809–1872), British architect *Laura Weightman (born 1991), English middle-distance runner *Lisa Jane Weightman (born 1979), Australian long-distance runner *Richard Hanson Weightman (1816–1861), American politician and militia officer *Roger C. Weightman (1787–1876), American politician, civic leader, and printer *William Weightman (1813–1904), chemical manufacturer *William Weightman, love interest of Anne Brontë

Key claims

1. date of birth: 2001 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1991 — 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 "2001". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1991". 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=1359311042