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‘Multiple people’ shot at fitness centre in Washington: Official
Verified: 4 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 12.
📍 Washington, US·🕐 26m ago·4 outlets
The shooting, in downtown Washington, is about 1.6km from the White House.
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 4 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 12, 3:22 PM UTC
- Nov 12, 2:48 PM UTCFirst report'Multiple people' shot at fitness center in Washingtonrte.ie ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 3:22 PM UTC · +35 min
- Nov 12, 3:33 PM UTC+45 min· you’re reading this‘Multiple people’ shot at fitness centre in Washington: Officialstraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 12, 3:48 PM UTC+1 h‘Multiple people’ shot at fitness centre in Washington — reportsjamaicaobserver.com ↗
Location
Verification Log1
cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same fitness-centre shooting in downtown Washington; its distance from the White House (about 2km vs 1.6km) is a rounding difference, not a contradiction.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
93%Independent outlets3
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%.
Very high · How we score this
Risk Score
medium risk