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Akane Yamaguchi beats Wang Zhiyi to win Kumamoto Masters title
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 15, 1 of them from Japan.
📍 Kumamoto, JP·🕐 6h ago·2 outlets
Yamaguchi wins Kumamoto Masters with An absent
How sure are we
✓ 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 · · 2 countries✓ Verified Nov 15, 9:38 PM UTC
1 outlet from Japan, where the story is: Japan Today · how we count
- Nov 15, 3:59 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisAkane Yamaguchi beats Wang Zhiyi to win Kumamoto Masters titlegulfnews.com ↗
- Nov 15, 9:38 PM UTC+6 hYamaguchi wins Kumamoto Masters badminton with An absentjapantoday.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 15, 9:38 PM UTC · +6 h
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Kumamoto Masters final, Yamaguchi beating Wang Zhiyi with An Se-young absent, with no conflicting facts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
87%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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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