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Voting begins in 2026 US midterm elections
📍 United States, US·🕐 1h ago·141 outlets
Democrats are looking to wrest control of the House of Representatives from Donald Trump's Republicans, while polls say the Senate is also up for grabs
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✓ Verified · 141 outletsin its last 2 days · 185 since Oct 26
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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[Claude] Report 2 concerns a separate Arizona voter-confusion story about Trump's absence from the ballot, while Reports 3 and 4 are explainers on the same 2026 midterm elections as Report 1 and do not conflic
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets14
Statusverified
AI checknone yet
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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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medium risk