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Princess of pop-punk Avril Lavigne announces birth of first child
Verified: 5 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 1 of them from New Zealand.
📍 Wellington, New Zealand, NZ·🕐 9h ago·5 outlets
“Our mini princess has arrived,” she said.
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 5 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 · · 3 countries✓ Verified Nov 13, 6:22 PM UTC
1 outlet from New Zealand, where the story is: 1News · how we count
- Nov 13, 5:58 PM UTCFirst reportAvril Lavigne announces birth of 1st child: ‘Princess has arrived’globalnews.ca ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 6:22 PM UTC · +24 min
- Nov 13, 7:53 PM UTC+2 h· you’re reading thisPrincess of pop-punk Avril Lavigne announces birth of first child1news.co.nz ↗
- Nov 13, 11:59 PM UTC+6 hPop-punk princess Avril Lavigne welcomes first child, a baby girl, at 42channelnewsasia.com ↗
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
93%Independent outlets2
Statusverified
AI checknone yet
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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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Risk Score
low risk