medium securityVERIFIED
'A terrible mistake': B.C. ISIS bride Kimberley Polman, in her own words
Verified: 3 outlets have reported this story since Nov 14.
📍 British Columbia, CA·🕐 9h ago·3 outlets
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✓ Verified · 3 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 · 3 reports · ✓ Verified Nov 15, 6:16 AM UTC
- Nov 14, 9:47 AM UTCFirst report'A terrible mistake': B.C. ISIS bride Kimberley Polman, in her own wordsbrandonsun.com ↗
- Nov 14, 9:35 PM UTC+12 h· you’re reading this'A terrible mistake': B.C. ISIS bride Kimberley Polman, in her own wordscheknews.ca ↗
- Nov 15, 6:16 AM UTC+20 h‘A terrible mistake’: B.C. ISIS bride Kimberly Polman, in her own wordscp24.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 15, 6:16 AM UTC · +20 h
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Reports 2 and 3 carry the same headline and story as Report 1, differing only in the spelling of 'Kimberley' versus 'Kimberly'.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreHigh
78%Independent outlets2
Statusverified
AI checknone yet
Community flags0
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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Risk Score
medium risk