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Kenya begins 42-day countdown to ebola-free status after last patient is discharged
Verified: 19 outlets in 11 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 3 of them from Kenya.
📍 Nairobi, KE·🕐 1d ago·19 outlets
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 19 outlets
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
The story so far · 15 reports · · 11 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 9:59 AM UTC
3 outlets from Kenya, where the story is: Capital FM News, KBC News, The Standard · how we count
- Nov 11, 9:55 AM UTCFirst reportKenya releases last Ebola patient, starts 42-day countdown to disease-free statusstraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 11, 9:59 AM UTC+5 minKenya begins 42-day countdown to Ebola-free statusstandardmedia.co.ke ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 9:59 AM UTC · +5 min
- Nov 11, 10:18 AM UTC+23 minKenya discharges last patient, begins countdown to Ebola-free statuskbc.co.ke ↗
- Nov 12, 5:31 PM UTC+32 hKenya begins countdown towards end of Ebola after last patient dischargednews.un.org ↗
- Nov 13, 1:15 AM UTC+39 hKenya Begins Countdown Towards End Of Ebola After Last Patient Dischargedeurasiareview.com ↗
- Nov 13, 11:57 AM UTC+2 dKenya Starts Countdown to End of Ebola Outbreaknytimes.com (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 12:46 PM UTC+2 d· you’re reading thisKenya begins 42-day countdown to ebola-free status after last patient is dischargedindependent.co.ug ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Report 2 is a rewording of the same story about Kenya starting the 42-day Ebola countdown after its last patient was discharged, with no conflicting facts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreHigh
78%Independent outlets2
Statusverified
AI checknone yet
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Score bands
Very high80–100%
A highly rated outlet, or several independent outletsHigh60–79%
One well-rated outlet so farModerate40–59%
A lower-rated or state-run outlet, or one report of something seriousLow20–39%
A low-rated outlet on a serious or sensitive storyVery low0–19%
Treat it as unconfirmedWhat moves the score
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Outlet ratingThe outlet’s rating in WorldPulse’s list of sources starts the score
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Independent outletsEach further outlet that reports the story closes 40% of the gap to 98%
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Report detailsA few points either way: a summary and a place add a little; state-run outlets on conflict, politics or security, and single reports marked high or critical, lose some
Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
High · How we score this
Risk Score
medium risk