Iran’s Navy Says Oil Tanker on Fire After Hitting Mine in Hormuz
Verified: 18 outlets in 10 countries have reported this story since Nov 11.
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
- Nov 11, 8:21 PM UTCFirst reportIran's military reports explosions on two oil tankersperthnow.com.au ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 8:07 AM UTC · +12 h
- Nov 12, 5:42 PM UTC+21 hIran: Four Tankers Struck by Explosions in Strait of Hormuzenglish.aawsat.com ↗
- Nov 12, 6:51 PM UTC+23 hFour Oil Tankers Struck by Hormuz Explosionsmarinelink.com ↗
- Nov 14, 6:13 AM UTC+2 dTwo oil tankers engulfed in flames in Strait of Hormuz after hitting mines, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards sayen.protothema.gr ↗
- Nov 14, 8:57 AM UTC+3 dIran Guards say two oil tankers hit by mines in Hormuzmyrepublica.nagariknetwork.com ↗
- Nov 14, 10:51 AM UTC+3 d· you’re reading thisIran’s Navy Says Oil Tanker on Fire After Hitting Mine in Hormuzenglish.aawsat.com (again) ↗
- Nov 14, 11:51 AM UTC+3 dOil tanker on fire after hitting mine in Strait of Hormuzindependent.co.uk ↗
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- Is more oil going through Hormuz than before the Iran war, as Byron Donalds said? No. ↗
The claim it checked: “There’s more oil going through the Strait (of Hormuz) today than there was pre-war.”
[Claude] The outlets differ: All three cover the same mine strike in Hormuz, but Report 2 describes a liquefied gas carrier rather than an oil tanker, and Reports 3 and 4 say two tankers were hit while Report 1 describes one.
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