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Woman who accuses Russell Brand of raping her when she was 16 waives her anonymity
Verified: 4 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 14, 2 of them from the United Kingdom.
🕐 1h ago·4 outlets
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✓ Verified · 4 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 · 4 reports · · 2 countries✓ Verified Nov 14, 9:50 PM UTC
2 outlets from the United Kingdom, where the story is: AOL, LBC · how we count
- Nov 14, 8:21 PM UTCFirst reportWoman who alleges she was raped by Russell Brand waives her anonymityaol.co.uk ↗
- Nov 14, 9:50 PM UTC+1 hWoman allegedly raped by Russell Brand waives anonymitywesternadvocate.com.au ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 9:50 PM UTC · +1 h
- Nov 15, 12:14 AM UTC+4 h· you’re reading thisWoman who accuses Russell Brand of raping her when she was 16 waives her anonymitylbc.co.uk ↗
- Nov 15, 1:14 AM UTC+5 hBrand accuser waives her anonymity to claim she was raped by star at 16nzherald.co.nz ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Reports 2 and 3 are different headlines covering the same news of the accuser waiving anonymity over the Russell Brand allegations.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
92%Independent outlets4
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