low healthVERIFIED
New Zealand's largest vape retailer Shosha under investigation
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13, 2 of them from New Zealand.
📍 New Zealand, NZ·🕐 1h ago·2 outlets
Ministry of Health looking into concerns the retail chain is operating in advertising grey area.
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✓ Verified · 2 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.
Who reported it
The story so far · 2 reports · ✓ Verified Nov 13, 4:53 AM UTC
2 outlets from New Zealand, where the story is: 1News, RNZ · how we count
- Nov 13, 3:44 AM UTCFirst reportCountry's largest vape retailer under investigation over advertising concernsrnz.co.nz ↗
- Nov 13, 4:53 AM UTC+1 h· you’re reading thisNew Zealand's largest vape retailer Shosha under investigation1news.co.nz ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 4:53 AM UTC · +1 h
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Both reports describe the same Ministry of Health investigation into Shosha's advertising, with consistent facts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
93%Independent outlets2
Statusverified
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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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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Risk Score
low risk