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Kreiss-Tomkins becomes first Democrat since 1998 elected governor in Alaska
Verified: 11 outlets in 8 countries have reported this story since Nov 14, 2 of them from the United States.
📍 Alaska, US·🕐 2h ago·11 outlets
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✓ Verified · 11 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 · · 8 countries✓ Verified Nov 14, 6:37 AM UTC
2 outlets from the United States, where the story is: NPR News, Yahoo News · how we count
- Nov 14, 5:34 AM UTCFirst reportDemocrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins wins race for Alaska governor, replaces a Republicannpr.org ↗
- Nov 14, 6:37 AM UTC+1 hJonathan Kreiss-Tomkins becomes first Democrat since 1998 elected governor in Alaskayahoo.com ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 6:37 AM UTC · +1 h
- Nov 14, 9:17 AM UTC+4 hAlaska elects a Democratic governor for the first time since 1998haaretz.com ↗
- Nov 14, 6:28 PM UTC+13 hDemocrat wins Alaska governor’s seat for first time in nearly 30 yearstheguardian.com (again) ↗
- Nov 15, 3:45 AM UTC+22 hAlaska elects first Democratic governor since 1998, US media projectfbcnews.com.fj ↗
- Nov 15, 4:27 AM UTC+23 hDemocrat wins Alaska Governor race for first time since 1998nst.com.my ↗
- Nov 15, 4:40 AM UTC+23 h· you’re reading thisKreiss-Tomkins becomes first Democrat since 1998 elected governor in Alaskaknoe.com ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same Alaska governor election result and do not contradict Report 1's facts.
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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%
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Independent outletsEach further outlet that reports the story closes 40% of the gap to 98%
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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
medium risk