Hoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, UK and Ireland
Verified: 56 outlets in 24 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from Italy. About 300 evacuated, according to 4 outlets.
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
From the headlines of its reports in its last 2 days, each with the outlets that report it.
- Evacuated
- about 3004 outlets: independent.co.uk, scmp.com +2· latest Nov 11, 12:28 PM UTCSome 300 Italian schools evacuated due to bomb threats ↗
2 outlets from Italy, where the story is: ANSA, Wanted in Rome · how we count
- Nov 11, 10:29 AM UTCFirst reportBomb threat at dozens of schools in Italy following anonymous emailansa.it ↗
- Nov 11, 10:54 AM UTC+26 minMass UK school evacuations after hundreds of bomb threats warn 'death is near'mirror.co.uk ↗
- Nov 11, 10:59 AM UTC+31 minHundreds of schools in Italy evacuated after receiving bomb threatsfrance24.com ↗
- Nov 11, 4:21 PM UTC+6 hHoax bomb threats made to hundreds of schools in Scotland and Northern Irelandtheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 11, 4:30 PM UTC+6 hHundreds of Italian schools hit by threats in suspected bomb hoaxmyjoyonline.com ↗
- Nov 11, 4:35 PM UTC+6 h· you’re reading thisHoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, UK and Irelandabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 11, 5:09 PM UTC+7 hEurope: 312 schools evacuated in Italy after bomb threatsbeninwebtv.com ↗
[Claude] All three reports cover the same wave of hoax school bomb threats in Italy, Scotland/Northern Ireland and Ireland, and none contradict Report 1, though Report 3 is a broader roundup that also mentions
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What moves the score
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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