William Devlin

Article summary

William Devlin may refer to: *William Devlin (actor) (1911–1987), Scottish actor *William Devlin (footballer, born 1893), English footballer (Stockport County, Cardiff City, Newport County) *William Devlin (footballer, born 1899), Scottish footballer (Cowdenbeath FC, Huddersfield Town, Liverpool FC, Heart of Midlothian) *William Devlin (footballer, born 1931), Scottish footballer (Carlisle United) *William J. Devlin (1875–1938), American Jesuit and academic administrator *Bill Devlin (born c.1947), American politician (North Dakota representative) *Billy Devlin, swimmer from Northern Ireland

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1893 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1947 — 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 "1893". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1947". 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=1321911898