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Anti-war Seattle Congressman Jim McDermott dies at 89
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13.
📍 Seattle, US·🕐 52m ago·2 outlets
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✓ Verified · 2 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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The story so far · 2 reports · ✓ Verified Nov 14, 1:59 AM UTC
- Nov 13, 11:30 PM UTCFirst reportU.S. Rep. Jim McDermott, longtime Seattle Democrat and health care advocate, dies at 89: reportfox13seattle.com ↗
- Nov 14, 1:59 AM UTC+2 h· you’re reading thisAnti-war Seattle Congressman Jim McDermott dies at 89kuow.org ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 1:59 AM UTC · +2 h
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same death of Jim McDermott at age 89, with added detail about his career, so it agrees with Report 1.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreHigh
78%Independent outlets2
Statusverified
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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%
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Independent outletsEach further outlet that reports the story closes 40% of the gap to 98%
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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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medium risk