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UK police launch investigation into children's author David Walliams
Verified: 10 outlets in 7 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 1 of them from the United Kingdom.
📍 London, GB·🕐 8m ago·10 outlets
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 10 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 · 11 reports · · 7 countries✓ Verified Nov 13, 5:00 PM UTC
1 outlet from the United Kingdom, where the story is: The Guardian · how we count
- Nov 13, 4:29 PM UTCFirst reportBreaking: UK police launch investigation into David Walliamsabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 13, 4:32 PM UTC+3 minMet police launch investigation into David Walliams allegationstheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 13, 5:00 PM UTC+31 minMet Police investigating allegations against Walliamsrte.ie ↗
- Nov 13, 5:57 PM UTC+1 hUK police launch sex offense investigation into author, TV personality David Walliamsabcnews.com ↗
- Nov 13, 6:04 PM UTC+2 hUK Police probe David Walliams over alleged 'serious sexual offences'1news.co.nz ↗
- Nov 13, 6:09 PM UTC+2 h· you’re reading thisUK police launch investigation into children's author David Walliamsabc.net.au (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 6:12 PM UTC+2 hUK probe allegations against children's author Walliamsbdnews24.com ↗
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Verification Log1
cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] All three reports cover the same Metropolitan Police investigation into David Walliams, and none contradicts Report 1's account.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
94%Independent outlets5
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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Outlet ratingThe outlet’s rating in WorldPulse’s list of sources starts 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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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%.
Very high · How we score this
Risk Score
low risk