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Congolese president signs contested referendum law amid fears over third-term bid
Verified: 5 outlets in 5 countries have reported this story since Nov 11.
📍 DR Congo, CD·🕐 3h ago·5 outlets
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, has approved a law to...
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✓ Verified · 5 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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The story so far · 5 reports · · 5 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 2:22 PM UTC
- Nov 11, 1:26 PM UTCFirst reportDR Congo: Tshisekedi signs new referendum law amid third-term fearsafricanews.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 2:22 PM UTC · +56 min
- Nov 11, 2:27 PM UTC+1 hCongolese president signs contested referendum law amid fears over third-term bidstraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 12, 12:54 AM UTC+11 hTshisekedi signs referendum law amid fears over possible third term in DR Congorwandadispatch.com ↗
- Nov 12, 11:05 AM UTC+22 hDR Congo's Tshisekedi signs referendum law amid fears of third-term bidfrance24.com ↗
- Nov 12, 7:23 PM UTC+30 h· you’re reading thisCongolese president signs contested referendum law amid fears over third-term bidthecitizen.co.tz ↗
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
91%Independent outlets3
Statusverified
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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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medium risk