medium conflictVERIFIED🔥 VIRAL
US carries out 'defensive' strikes on some Iran targets in Strait of Hormuz
📍 United States, US·🕐 2h ago·76 outlets
Iranian state television reported that explosions were heard on Qeshm Island.
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✓ Verified · 76 outletsin its last 2 days · 78 since Oct 31
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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View original source →This report links 23 of the story's 78 outlets
1News· National ↗2news.com ↗ABC (Australia)· National ↗Yahoo News· Aggregator ↗siasat.com ↗TASS· News agency · state media ↗The Hindu· National ↗CBS News· National ↗PBS NewsHour· National ↗OilPrice.com· Specialist ↗The National· National ↗Al Jazeera· International ↗Gulf News· National ↗Sky News· National ↗goskagit.com ↗The Korea Herald· National ↗RTÉ· National ↗NBC News· National ↗France 24· International ↗The Guardian· National ↗ariananews.af ↗haaretz.com ↗wsj.com ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Report 2 describes the same US strikes on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, with a US official's confirmation adding to Report 1's account without contradicting it.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets17
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%
Treat it as unconfirmedWhat moves the score
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Outlet ratingThe outlet’s rating in WorldPulse’s list of sources starts the score
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Independent outletsEach further outlet that reports the story closes 40% of the gap to 98%
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Report detailsA few points either way: a summary and a place add a little; state-run outlets on conflict, politics or security, and single reports marked high or critical, lose some
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