Yeah Samake

Article summary

Niankoro Yéah Samaké ( ) (born 27 February 1969) is a Malian social entrepreneur and politician from Ouélessébougou, Mali. Samaké served as the Malian Ambassador to India. He was nominated by the Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in May 2015 and he assumed the post in 2015. Samaké is the executive director of the Empower Mali Foundation, former mayor of Ouélessébougou, Vice President of Mali's League of Mayors, and was a candidate in the 2013 Malian presidential election and 2018 elections. Samaké ran as a candidate in the Malian Presidential elections on 2 July 2018.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1969-02-27 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. students: 2,500 students — 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 "1969-02-27". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the students is "2,500 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. 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=1378386024