low healthUNVERIFIED
Bird Flu Detected at Worcester County Poultry Farm
2 outlets have reported this story so far; it is not verified yet.
📍 Maryland, US·🕐 1d ago·2 outlets
How sure are we
2 outlets
2 outlets reported this story, but it isn’t verified yet: that takes two or more independent outlets and a reliability score of 65%.
Who reported it
The story so far · 2 reports ·
1 outlet from Japan, where the story is: The Japan Times · how we count
- Nov 12, 4:32 AM UTCFirst reportFirst bird flu case of the season confirmed at Kyoto poultry farm japantimes.co.jp ↗
- Nov 12, 3:16 PM UTC+11 h· you’re reading thisBird Flu Detected at Worcester County Poultry Farmwgmd.com ↗
Location
Verification Log1
cross checkpending30%
[Claude] Back to pending: the other outlets reported a different event. Report 2 describes a separate bird flu outbreak at a Kyoto farm in Japan, not the Worcester County farm in Report 1, so it is a different event and does not conflict with it.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
81%Independent outlets2
Statusnot yet verified
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%.
Very high · How we score this
Risk Score
low risk