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Car Bomb Kills Russian Officer in St. Petersburg
Verified: 9 outlets in 6 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 3 of them from Russia.
📍 Saint Petersburg, RU·🕐 1h ago·9 outlets
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 9 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 · 9 reports · · 6 countries✓ Verified Nov 12, 7:28 AM UTC
3 outlets from Russia, where the story is: Meduza, TASS, The Moscow Times · how we count
- Nov 12, 7:16 AM UTCFirst reportMan killed in car explosion in southern St. Petersburgtass.com ↗
- Nov 12, 7:28 AM UTC+12 minMilitary Officer Killed In Car Explosion In St. Petersburgreform.news ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 7:28 AM UTC · +12 min
- Nov 12, 8:20 AM UTC+1 hRussian colonel killed in car explosion in St. Petersburgmeduza.io ↗
- Nov 12, 9:23 AM UTC+2 hServiceman killed in car explosion in St. Petersburgakipress.com ↗
- Nov 12, 9:48 AM UTC+3 hSt. Petersburg Car Blast Kills Russian Aerospace Forces Officerthemoscowtimes.com ↗
- Nov 12, 12:16 PM UTC+5 hRussian colonel reportedly killed in car explosion near St. Petersburgkyivindependent.com ↗
- Nov 12, 3:07 PM UTC+8 hRussia: Soldier killed in car explosion in Saint Petersburgeuronews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 4:34 PM UTC+9 hRussia: Soldier killed in car explosion in Saint Petersburgafricanews.com ↗
- Nov 13, 2:43 AM UTC+19 h· you’re reading thisCar Bomb Kills Russian Officer in St. Petersburghngn.com ↗
Location
Verification Log1
cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] All three reports describe the same St. Petersburg car explosion that killed a Russian serviceman/officer; none conflict with Report 1's facts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
93%Independent outlets5
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
high risk