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Police Scotland issue update after thousands of schools sent bomb hoax

Verified: 64 outlets in 29 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from Italy. More than 300 evacuated, according to 7 outlets.

📍 Scotland, GB·🕐 48m ago·64 outlets

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✓ Verified · 64 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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This report links 6 of the story's 64 outlets

thenational.scot ↗The Guardian· National ↗CBS News· National ↗ABC (Australia)· National ↗Dawn· National ↗The Independent· National ↗

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Evacuated · 2 figures, newest first: more than 3007 outlets: independent.co.uk, saharareporters.com +5· latest Nov 11, 7:50 PM UTC
Italy evacuates at least 300 schools after emailed bomb threats ↗; 3121 outlet: beninwebtv.com· latest Nov 11, 5:09 PM UTC
Europe: 312 schools evacuated in Italy after bomb threats ↗

The story so far · 64 reports · · 29 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 11:22 AM UTC

2 outlets from Italy, where the story is: ANSA, Wanted in Rome · how we count

Nov 11, 10:29 AM UTCFirst report
Bomb threat at dozens of schools in Italy following anonymous email ansa.it ↗
Nov 11, 10:54 AM UTC+26 min
Mass UK school evacuations after hundreds of bomb threats warn 'death is near'mirror.co.uk ↗
Nov 11, 10:59 AM UTC+31 min
Hundreds of schools in Italy evacuated after receiving bomb threats france24.com ↗
Nov 11, 6:37 PM UTC+8 h
Over 300 Schools Evacuated In Italy After Receiving Bomb Alerts, Northern Ireland Also Targeted saharareporters.com ↗
Nov 11, 7:35 PM UTC+9 h· you’re reading this
Police Scotland issue update after thousands of schools sent bomb hoaxthenational.scot (again) ↗
Nov 11, 7:50 PM UTC+9 h
Italy evacuates at least 300 schools after emailed bomb threats sana.sy ↗
Nov 11, 8:17 PM UTC+10 h
Schools evacuated across Italy after bomb threats france24.com (again) ↗

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cross checkconfirmed90%

[Claude] All three reports cover the same wave of school bomb hoaxes in the UK and Europe, with no conflicting facts about the event itself, though Report 4's flight-hoax reference is part of the same roundup-

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