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Kenyan court sentences starvation cult leader to 200 years
📍 Kenya, KE·🕐 1h ago·20 outlets
Paul Mackenzie and accomplices were convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult.
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✓ Verified · 20 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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[Claude] All three other reports cover the same sentencing of Paul Mackenzie, with no conflicting facts; Report 3 adds that he faces a death sentence and says he will appeal, which is a follow-up rather than a
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets12
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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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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