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Measles: Death toll crosses 1,300 as 5 more die

Verified: 5 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 7, 3 of them from Bangladesh. 4 killed, according to 3 outlets.

📍 Dhaka, Bangladesh, BD·🕐 56m ago·5 outlets

Of the total number of deaths, 1,199 were suspected measles-related deaths, while 105 were confirmed through laboratory tests.

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✓ Verified · 5 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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This report links 3 of the story's 5 outlets

The Business Standard· National ↗Dhaka Tribune· National ↗bdnews24.com· National ↗

Figures in this story

From the headlines of its reports in its last 2 days, each with the outlets that report it.

Killed · 5 figures, newest first: 21 outlet: tbsnews.net· latest Nov 13, 10:36 AM UTC
Dengue: Death toll at 483 as 2 more die ↗; 51 outlet: tbsnews.net· latest Nov 13, 10:04 AM UTC
Measles: Death toll crosses 1,300 as 5 more die ↗; 43 outlets: bdnews24.com, dhakatribune.com +1· latest Nov 12, 12:44 PM UTC
Measles: 4 deaths push toll near 1,300 ↗

The story so far · 17 reports · · 3 countries✓ Verified Nov 8, 9:45 AM UTC

3 outlets from Bangladesh, where the story is: bdnews24.com, Dhaka Tribune, The Business Standard · how we count

Nov 7, 10:59 AM UTCFirst report
Four more die of suspected measles as death toll reaches 1,175 dhakatribune.com ↗
Nov 8, 9:45 AM UTC+23 h
Measles: Death toll reaches 1,282 as 2 more children die tbsnews.net ↗
Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 8, 9:45 AM UTC · +23 h
Nov 8, 10:44 AM UTC+24 h
Measles outbreak: Death toll reaches 1,282 as two die in 24hrs dhakatribune.com (again) ↗
Nov 12, 10:37 AM UTC+5 d
Measles: Death toll nears 1,300 as four more die in 24hrs dhakatribune.com (again) ↗
Nov 12, 12:44 PM UTC+5 d
Measles: 4 deaths push toll near 1,300 bdnews24.com ↗
Nov 13, 10:04 AM UTC+6 d· you’re reading this
Measles: Death toll crosses 1,300 as 5 more dietbsnews.net (again) ↗
Nov 13, 10:36 AM UTC+6 d
Dengue: Death toll at 483 as 2 more die tbsnews.net (again) ↗

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cross checkconfirmed90%

[Claude] Reports 2 and 3 cover the same measles death toll update; Report 2's 'four more' and Report 1's 'five more' differ in daily count but describe updated totals over a different window, so they are not t

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Reliability

90%

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Risk Score

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