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First Thing: Former FBI director James Comey indicted over Instagram seashells post
📍 first thing, CA·🕐 178d ago·15 outlets
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 15 outletsin its last 2 days · 26 since Apr 28
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
Location
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cross sourcepending33%
Only 1 source — pending corroboration
178d agotemporalpending50%
Single timestamp
178d agosource diversitypending69%
Average source trust: 87%; Source tiers represented: national
178d agowire presencepending25%
No authoritative sources yet — awaiting wire/institutional coverage
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreModerate
51%Independent outlets1
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%.
Moderate · How we score this
Risk Score
low risk