The world’s largest jade mines are fuelling Myanmar’s civil war
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from Myanmar.
The jade-smuggling trade is growing in Myanmar, exposing how the global hunger for precious minerals can finance and fuel conflict. Libby Hogan for ABC The mountains of Hpakant in northern Myanmar have been gouged into a honeycomb of scars. Men carrying pickaxes swarm over heaps of earth dumped by mining companies, hunting for rocks that…
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
1 outlet from Myanmar, where the story is: DVB · how we count
- Nov 11, 4:13 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisThe world’s largest jade mines are fuelling Myanmar’s civil warenglish.dvb.no ↗
- Nov 11, 11:42 AM UTC+7 hThe world’s largest jade mines are fueling Myanmar’s civil wardhakatribune.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 11:42 AM UTC · +7 h
[Claude] Report 2 is an article with the same headline framing on Myanmar's jade mines financing the civil war, so it covers the same story and raises no conflicting facts.
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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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