medium conflictUNVERIFIED
Man shot dead in Vijayapura
📍 Chennai, India, IN·🕐 9h ago·2 outlets
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2 outlets
2 outlets reported this story, but it isn’t verified yet: that takes two or more independent outlets and a reliability score of 65%.
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cross checkpending30%
[Claude] Back to pending: the other outlets reported a different event. Report 2 describes a shooting death in Vijayapura, a different place and event from the Marabella yard killing in Report 1, so it is not the same event and no agreement is needed.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
88%Independent outlets2
Statusnot yet verified
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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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%.
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Risk Score
medium risk