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Missing teen found alive after 6 days in Australian woodlands
Verified: 13 outlets in 9 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 1 of them from Australia.
📍 Australia, AU·🕐 29m ago·13 outlets
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 13 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 · 13 reports · · 9 countries✓ Verified Nov 12, 3:10 AM UTC
1 outlet from Australia, where the story is: ABC (Australia) · how we count
- Nov 12, 1:09 AM UTCFirst reportBreaking: Police find teen who had been missing in Victorian bush for six daysabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 12, 2:57 AM UTC+2 hAustralian teen who went missing in bushland wearing only shorts and boots found alive after six daystheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 12, 3:10 AM UTC+2 hAustralian teen missing in bush for six days rescued alivebbc.co.uk ↗
- Nov 12, 9:26 AM UTC+8 hAustralian teen found alive after six days in the bushdw.com ↗
- Nov 12, 12:24 PM UTC+11 hBoy found alive after 6 days lost in wilderness: "Grounded for life"cbsnews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 1:24 PM UTC+12 h· you’re reading thisMissing teen found alive after 6 days in Australian woodlandsgulfnews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 1:28 PM UTC+12 hAustralian teenage boy found alive after 6 days in the bushtimesofoman.com ↗
Location
Verification Log1
cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] All three reports cover the same rescue of 17-year-old William, found alive after six days in Victoria's Gippsland bush, and none contradict Report 1.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
97%Independent outlets8
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%.
Very high · How we score this
Risk Score
low risk