Difference between revisions of "Mormonism and Wikipedia/Joseph Smith, Jr./Death"

m (top: Bot replace {{FairMormon}} with {{Main Page}} and remove extra lines around {{Header}})
m
(2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 28: Line 28:
 
===== =====
 
===== =====
 
{{IndexClaimItemShort
 
{{IndexClaimItemShort
|title={{check}}
+
|title=the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith<ref name="at_the_time">Due to the nature of wikipedia, articles can change. This analysis applies to the article as it stood circa September 2011.</ref>
 
|claim=
 
|claim=
 
Smith and his brother Hyrum were held in [[Carthage Jail]] on charges of treason.
 
Smith and his brother Hyrum were held in [[Carthage Jail]] on charges of treason.
Line 37: Line 37:
 
}}
 
}}
 
*{{WikipediaCorrect}}
 
*{{WikipediaCorrect}}
}}
 
  
 
===== =====
 
===== =====
 
{{IndexClaimItemShort
 
{{IndexClaimItemShort
|title={{check}}
+
|title=the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith<ref name="at_the_time">Due to the nature of wikipedia, articles can change. This analysis applies to the article as it stood circa September 2011.</ref>
 
|claim=
 
|claim=
 
On June 27, 1844, an armed group with blackened faces stormed the jail and killed Hyrum instantly with a shot to the face.
 
On June 27, 1844, an armed group with blackened faces stormed the jail and killed Hyrum instantly with a shot to the face.
Line 50: Line 49:
 
}}
 
}}
 
*{{WikipediaCorrect}}
 
*{{WikipediaCorrect}}
}}
 
  
 
===== =====
 
===== =====
 
{{IndexClaimItemShort
 
{{IndexClaimItemShort
|title={{check}}
+
|title=the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith<ref name="at_the_time">Due to the nature of wikipedia, articles can change. This analysis applies to the article as it stood circa September 2011.</ref>
 
|claim=
 
|claim=
 
Smith fired a [[pepper-box]] pistol that had been smuggled into the prison,
 
Smith fired a [[pepper-box]] pistol that had been smuggled into the prison,
Line 64: Line 62:
 
*{{WikipediaCorrect}}
 
*{{WikipediaCorrect}}
 
*{{Detail|Joseph Smith/Martyrdom/Joseph fired a gun}}
 
*{{Detail|Joseph Smith/Martyrdom/Joseph fired a gun}}
}}
 
  
 
===== =====
 
===== =====
 
{{IndexClaimItemShort
 
{{IndexClaimItemShort
|title={{check}}
+
|title=the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith<ref name="at_the_time">Due to the nature of wikipedia, articles can change. This analysis applies to the article as it stood circa September 2011.</ref>
 
|claim=
 
|claim=
 
then "sprang to the window" before being shot several times. He died shortly after falling to the ground.
 
then "sprang to the window" before being shot several times. He died shortly after falling to the ground.
Line 79: Line 76:
 
*{{Detail|Joseph Smith/Martyrdom/Masonic cry of distress}}
 
*{{Detail|Joseph Smith/Martyrdom/Masonic cry of distress}}
 
*{{SeeCriticalWork|author=Fawn Brodie|work=No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith}}  
 
*{{SeeCriticalWork|author=Fawn Brodie|work=No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith}}  
}}
+
 
  
 
===== =====
 
===== =====
 
{{IndexClaimItemShort
 
{{IndexClaimItemShort
|title={{check}}
+
|title=the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith<ref name="at_the_time">Due to the nature of wikipedia, articles can change. This analysis applies to the article as it stood circa September 2011.</ref>
 
|claim=
 
|claim=
 
Smith was buried in Nauvoo.
 
Smith was buried in Nauvoo.
Line 92: Line 89:
 
}}
 
}}
 
*{{WikipediaCorrect}}
 
*{{WikipediaCorrect}}
}}
 
  
 
===== =====
 
===== =====
 
{{IndexClaimItemShort
 
{{IndexClaimItemShort
|title={{check}}
+
|title=the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith<ref name="at_the_time">Due to the nature of wikipedia, articles can change. This analysis applies to the article as it stood circa September 2011.</ref>
 
|claim=
 
|claim=
 
Five men were tried for his murder; all were [[acquitted]].
 
Five men were tried for his murder; all were [[acquitted]].
Line 105: Line 101:
 
}}
 
}}
 
*{{WikipediaCorrect}}
 
*{{WikipediaCorrect}}
}}
 
 
==References==
 
{{WikipediaRefList:Joseph Smith, Jr.}}
 
 
=={{Further reading label}}==
 
{{MormonismAndWikipedia}}
 
  
{{suggestions}}
+
{{Endnotes sources}}

Revision as of 20:01, 11 May 2024

An analysis of Wikipedia article "Joseph Smith"



A FairMormon Analysis of Wikipedia: "Joseph Smith"
A work by a collaboration of authors (Link to Wikipedia article here)
The name Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. Wikipedia content is copied and made available under the GNU Free Documentation License.

Reviews of previous revisions of this section

19 May 2009

Summary: A review of this section as it appeared in Wikipedia on 19 May 2009.

Section review

Death  Updated 9/3/2011

The author(s) of the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith[1] make(s) the following claim:

Smith and his brother Hyrum were held in Carthage Jail on charges of treason.

Author's sources:

FAIR's Response

  •  Correct, per cited sources

The author(s) of the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith[1] make(s) the following claim:

On June 27, 1844, an armed group with blackened faces stormed the jail and killed Hyrum instantly with a shot to the face.

Author's sources:

FAIR's Response

  •  Correct, per cited sources

The author(s) of the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith[1] make(s) the following claim:

Smith fired a pepper-box pistol that had been smuggled into the prison,

Author's sources:

FAIR's Response

The author(s) of the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith[1] make(s) the following claim:

then "sprang to the window" before being shot several times. He died shortly after falling to the ground.

Author's sources:

FAIR's Response


The author(s) of the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith[1] make(s) the following claim:

Smith was buried in Nauvoo.

Author's sources:

FAIR's Response

  •  Correct, per cited sources

The author(s) of the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith[1] make(s) the following claim:

Five men were tried for his murder; all were acquitted.

Author's sources:

FAIR's Response

  •  Correct, per cited sources


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Due to the nature of wikipedia, articles can change. This analysis applies to the article as it stood circa September 2011.