Microsoft outage hits Outlook, Teams and Copilot, disrupting thousands
Verified: 7 outlets in 6 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 2 of them from New Zealand.
Microsoft services outage: thousands of users report issues with Outlook, Teams and Copilot. The company is working to restore services.
How sure are we
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
2 outlets from New Zealand, where the story is: 1News, RNZ · how we count
- Nov 12, 6:48 PM UTCFirst reportGlobal outage hits Microsoft's Outlookrnz.co.nz ↗
- Nov 12, 7:48 PM UTC+1 h· you’re reading thisMicrosoft outage hits Outlook, Teams and Copilot, disrupting thousandseuronews.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 7:48 PM UTC · +1 h
- Nov 12, 7:48 PM UTC+1 hMicrosoft’s Outlook email hit by new outagetechcrunch.com ↗
- Nov 12, 7:48 PM UTC+1 hIs Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft and OpenAIindependent.co.uk ↗
- Nov 12, 7:49 PM UTC+1 hMicrosoft 365, Outlook hit by major outage; global impact possiblegulfnews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 7:55 PM UTC+1 hFalha na Microsoft afeta Outlook, Teams e Copilotobservador.pt ↗
- Nov 12, 7:56 PM UTC+1 hOutlook down: Global outage hits Microsoft apps1news.co.nz ↗
Only 1 source — pending corroboration
53m agoSingle timestamp
53m agoAverage source trust: 50%; Source tiers represented: national
53m agoNo authoritative sources yet — awaiting wire/institutional coverage
53m agoMicrosoft outage hits Outlook, Teams and Copilot, disrupting thousands Microsoft services outage: thousands of users report issues with Outlook, Teams and Copilot. The company is working to restore services.
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Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
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