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Darth Vader's lightsaber breaks Star Wars auction record by selling for nearly €4.5 million

Verified: 6 outlets in 6 countries have reported this story since Nov 12.

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Auctioneers estimated the on screen prop would sell for over $1m, but the lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the famous “I am your father” scene ended up selling for nearly $5m.

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✓ Verified · 6 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.

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InternationalEuronews85%

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This report links 4 of the story's 6 outlets

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The story so far · 6 reports · · 6 countries✓ Verified Nov 13, 11:02 AM UTC

Nov 12, 11:58 PM UTCFirst report
Darth Vader’s lightsaber used in ‘I am your father’ duel sells for nearly US$5 million scmp.com ↗
Nov 13, 12:08 AM UTC+10 min
Darth Vader's light saber used in duel sells for record-breaking sum 1news.co.nz ↗
Nov 13, 3:43 AM UTC+4 h
Darth Vader’s lightsaber goes under hammer for record $4.875 million tass.com ↗
Nov 13, 11:02 AM UTC+11 h· you’re reading this
Darth Vader's lightsaber breaks Star Wars auction record by selling for nearly €4.5 millioneuronews.com ↗
Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 11:02 AM UTC · +11 h
Nov 13, 11:23 AM UTC+11 h
Darth Vader’s Light Saber Used in ‘I Am Your Father’ Duel Sells for Nearly $5 Million english.aawsat.com ↗
Nov 13, 2:29 PM UTC+15 h
Darth Vader's Star Wars lightsabre sells for almost $5m rte.ie ↗

Verification Log5

cross checkconfirmed90%

[Claude] Both reports cover the same Thursday auction of the Vader lightsaber from the Cloud City duel, with the same nearly $5 million sale price, so they agree with Report 1.

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cross sourcepending33%

Only 1 source — pending corroboration

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temporalpending50%

Single timestamp

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source diversitypending50%

Average source trust: 50%; Source tiers represented: national

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wire presencepending25%

No authoritative sources yet — awaiting wire/institutional coverage

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WorldPulse AI Digestai✓1d ago

Darth Vader's lightsaber breaks Star Wars auction record by selling for nearly €4.5 million Auctioneers estimated the on screen prop would sell for over $1m, but the lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the famous “I am your father” scene ended up selling for nearly $5m.

Reliability

75%

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Risk Score

low risk