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Microsoft Outlook outage: What South African users need to know
Verified: 105 outlets in 60 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 9 of them from the United States.
📍 South Africa, ZA·🕐 4h ago·105 outlets
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✓ Verified · 105 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 20 of the story's 105 outlets
ecr.co.za ↗jacarandafm.com ↗Africanews· International ↗The Times Kuwait· National ↗The Straits Times· National ↗citizen.co.za ↗France 24· International ↗bdnews24.com· National ↗Japan Today· National ↗omanobserver.om ↗Hürriyet Daily News· National ↗Jamaica Observer· National ↗AZERTAC· News agency · state media ↗BBC· International ↗lancashiretelegraph.co.uk ↗The Hindu· National ↗The Punch· National ↗Cayman Compass· National ↗Euronews· International ↗RNZ· National ↗
The story so far · 131 reports · · 60 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, 10:58 AM UTC+16 h· you’re reading thisMicrosoft Outlook outage: What South African users need to knowecr.co.za ↗
- Nov 13, 2:34 PM UTC+20 hMicrosoft outage causes global chaosjamaicaobserver.com ↗
- Nov 13, 2:39 PM UTC+20 hMicrosoft global outage: Services gradually restored in Europe after hours of disruption across 70 countriesen.protothema.gr (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 3:08 PM UTC+20 hMicrosoft struggling to fix major global outagenationwideradiojm.com ↗
- Nov 13, 3:10 PM UTC+20 hMicrosoft Outage Disrupts Email and Online Services Worldwidesamoaglobalnews.com ↗
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Outlook outage, differing only in its framing for South African users versus a general audience, with no conflicting facts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets15
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