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Nigeria arrests US basketball player with cannabis haul
Verified: 3 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 15, 2 of them from Nigeria.
📍 Nigeria, NG·🕐 21m ago·3 outlets
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 3 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 · 3 reports · · 2 countries✓ Verified Nov 15, 1:28 PM UTC
2 outlets from Nigeria, where the story is: The Punch, Vanguard News · how we count
- Nov 15, 1:28 PM UTCFirst reportNDLEA arrests US basketball player with 33.95kg cannabis in Lagospunchng.com ↗
- Nov 15, 1:28 PM UTC+0 minNDLEA arrests American basketballer over 34kg cannabis consignmentvanguardngr.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 15, 1:28 PM UTC · +0 min
- Nov 15, 1:30 PM UTC+3 min· you’re reading thisNigeria arrests US basketball player with cannabis haulgulfnews.com ↗
Location
Verification Log1
cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Report 2 describes the same arrest of the US basketball player with cannabis at Lagos airport, adding the quantity and agency detail without contradicting Report 1.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
84%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%.
Very high · How we score this
Risk Score
medium risk