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Eight confirmed dead after building collapses in Brooklyn

Verified: 45 outlets in 24 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 4 of them from the United States. 2 killed, according to 19 outlets.

📍 Kingston, Jamaica, JM·🕐 5m ago·45 outlets

At least eight people have died after a building in New York City collapsed into an open construction site Wednesday afternoon. CBS News says 19 others have been injured, of whom four are in a critical condition. Authorities are yet to determine what caused the sudden collapse of the three-storey building, located on Flatbush Avenue…

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✓ Verified · 45 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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Nationwide News Network· National ↗CNA (Channel NewsAsia)· International ↗UPI· News agency ↗bdnews24.com· National ↗Al Jazeera· International ↗

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From the headlines of its reports in its last 2 days, each with the outlets that report it.

Killed · 3 figures, newest first: 86 outlets: bdnews24.com, cbc.bb +4· latest Nov 12, 3:25 PM UTC
Eight confirmed dead after building collapses in Brooklyn ↗; 219 outlets: aljazeera.com, bbc.co.uk +17· latest Nov 12, 12:28 PM UTC
Two killed, 17 injured in New York building collapse ↗; 19 outlets: abc.net.au, abcnews.com +7· latest Nov 12, 2:06 AM UTC
1 Dead, 10 Injured After Brooklyn Building Collapses into Construction Site ↗
Injured · 4 figures, newest first: 174 outlets: cbc.bb, haitiantimes.com +2· latest Nov 12, 3:23 PM UTC
At least 8 killed, 17 hurt in Brooklyn building collapse ↗; 105 outlets: breitbart.com, news.tuoitre.vn +3· latest Nov 12, 9:24 AM UTC
Building collapse in Brooklyn kills at least two, injures more than 10 ↗; 121 outlet: bbc.co.uk· latest Nov 12, 12:33 AM UTC
New York building collapse kills one person and injures 12 ↗

The story so far · 45 reports · · 24 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 10:37 PM UTC

4 outlets from the United States, where the story is: ABC News, Breitbart, UPI and 1 more · how we count

Nov 11, 10:16 PM UTCFirst report
New York City building collapse traps people in rubble 1news.co.nz ↗
Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 10:37 PM UTC · +20 min
Nov 11, 10:38 PM UTC+21 min
New York City building collapse leaves people trapped in rubble independent.co.uk ↗
Nov 11, 11:10 PM UTC+53 min
At least 1 person dead, 2 critically injured after building collapses in Brooklyn, police say abcnews.com ↗
Nov 12, 2:45 PM UTC+16 h
Brooklyn building collapse death toll rises to 8 gulfnews.com (again) ↗
Nov 12, 3:17 PM UTC+17 h
8 killed as Brooklyn building collapses bdnews24.com ↗
Nov 12, 3:23 PM UTC+17 h
At least 8 killed, 17 hurt in Brooklyn building collapse cbc.bb ↗
Nov 12, 3:25 PM UTC+17 h· you’re reading this
Eight confirmed dead after building collapses in Brooklynnationwideradiojm.com ↗

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[Claude] The outlets differ: Report 2 and Report 4 are the same Brooklyn collapse with no conflicting facts, while Report 3 gives a death toll of two for the same event, conflicting with Report 1's eight.

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