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Russell Brand sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for rape, assault
Verified: 44 outlets in 17 countries have reported this story since Nov 8.
🕐 18m ago·44 outlets
A British judge sentenced comedian Russell Brand to a combined 10 years and 6 months in prison for the rape and sexual assault of multiple women.
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✓ Verified · 44 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 →This report links 32 of the story's 44 outlets
UPI· News agency ↗The Hindu· National ↗calgarysun.com ↗Yahoo News· Aggregator ↗DW· International ↗NBC News· National ↗Gulf News· National ↗metro.co.uk ↗The Guardian· National ↗NPR News· National ↗Newswire· National ↗France 24· International ↗Euronews· International ↗CBS News· National ↗BBC· International ↗Sydney Morning Herald· National ↗New Straits Times· National ↗bdnews24.com· National ↗Dawn· National ↗ABC (Australia)· National ↗manchestereveningnews.co.uk ↗wsj.com ↗chroniclelive.co.uk ↗clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk ↗globalnews.ca ↗pagesix.com ↗forbes.com ↗dailymail.com ↗express.co.uk ↗thenational.scot ↗rte.ie ↗digitalspy.com ↗
Verification Log1
cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] All three reports are previews or updates on the same Russell Brand sentencing, and none conflicts with Report 1's account of the outcome.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets36
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%.
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Risk Score
low risk