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Spain Grinds To A Halt As Workers Begin General Strike Over Housing Crisis
Verified: 26 outlets in 17 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from Spain.
📍 Madrid, ES·🕐 3h ago·26 outlets
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✓ Verified · 26 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.
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View original source →The story so far · 29 reports · · 17 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 9:17 AM UTC
1 outlet from Spain, where the story is: El País · how we count
- Nov 11, 8:27 AM UTCFirst reportWorkers across Spain stage first general strike in 14 years in anger over housingnst.com.my ↗
- Nov 11, 8:43 AM UTC+15 minSpain’s general strike puts housing crisis at centre of upcoming electionsfrance24.com ↗
- Nov 11, 8:55 AM UTC+27 minSpain’s first general strike in 14 years brings clashing social and political desires to the forethehindu.com ↗
- Nov 11, 6:08 PM UTC+10 hFour million stage general strike in Spain over national housing crisisabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 11, 6:40 PM UTC+10 h· you’re reading thisSpain Grinds To A Halt As Workers Begin General Strike Over Housing Crisissaharareporters.com ↗
- Nov 11, 8:17 PM UTC+12 hGeneral strike over housing brings out tens of thousands in Spainfrance24.com (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 8:51 PM UTC+12 hHousing protests fill Barcelona and Madrid as Spain’s workers strike ahead of electionthegazette.com ↗
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[Claude] All three reports cover the same Spanish general strike over the housing crisis, and none contradicts Report 1's facts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
97%Independent outlets7
Statusverified
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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%
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Independent outletsEach further outlet that reports the story closes 40% of the gap to 98%
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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