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How the worldwide Microsoft outage disrupted the North Country
Verified: 127 outlets in 71 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 9 of them from the United States.
📍 New York, US·🕐 46m ago·127 outlets
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✓ Verified · 127 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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View original source →The story so far · 172 reports · · 71 countries✓ Verified Nov 12, 7:48 PM UTC
9 outlets from the United States, where the story is: ABC News, Bloomberg, CBS News and 6 more · how we count
- Nov 12, 6:48 PM UTCFirst reportGlobal outage hits Microsoft's Outlookrnz.co.nz ↗
- Nov 12, 6:50 PM UTC+2 minOutlook email outage affects users around the worldthenationalnews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 7:44 PM UTC+56 minBreaking: Microsoft platforms suffering widespread outages, including Outlookabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 13, 10:44 PM UTC+28 hMicrosoft’s global outage and fixes: What we knowsmh.com.au ↗
- Nov 13, 11:44 PM UTC+29 h· you’re reading thisHow the worldwide Microsoft outage disrupted the North Countrywwnytv.com ↗
- Nov 13, 11:50 PM UTC+29 hMicrosoft apologizes after widespread outagenationwideradiojm.com (again) ↗
- Nov 14, 12:09 AM UTC+29 hMicrosoft 'deeply sorry' as services restored after global outage1news.co.nz (again) ↗
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets9
Statusverified
AI checknone yet
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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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low risk