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8 killed as Brooklyn building collapses

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.

🕐 12m ago·45 outlets

NYC mayor says city building officials and police are investigating the cause of the collapse

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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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Figures in this story

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

Killed · 3 figures, newest first
84 outlets: bdnews24.com, channelnewsasia.com +2· latest Nov 12, 3:17 PM UTC
8 killed as Brooklyn building collapses ↗
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
173 outlets: haitiantimes.com, newsofbahrain.com +1· latest Nov 12, 12:28 PM UTC
Two killed, 17 injured in New York 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

  1. Nov 11, 10:16 PM UTCFirst report
    New York City building collapse traps people in rubble1news.co.nz ↗
  2. Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 10:37 PM UTC · +20 min
  3. Nov 11, 10:38 PM UTC+21 min
    New York City building collapse leaves people trapped in rubbleindependent.co.uk ↗
  4. Nov 11, 11:10 PM UTC+53 min
    At least 1 person dead, 2 critically injured after building collapses in Brooklyn, police sayabcnews.com ↗
  5. Nov 12, 2:45 PM UTC+16 h
    Brooklyn building collapse death toll rises to 8gulfnews.com (again) ↗
  6. Nov 12, 3:17 PM UTC+17 h· you’re reading this
    8 killed as Brooklyn building collapsesbdnews24.com ↗
  7. Nov 12, 3:23 PM UTC+17 h
    At least 8 killed, 17 hurt in Brooklyn building collapsecbc.bb ↗
  8. Nov 12, 3:25 PM UTC+17 h
    Eight confirmed dead after building collapses in Brooklynnationwideradiojm.com ↗
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[Claude] The outlets differ: All three are the same Brooklyn building collapse, but their death tolls (one killed versus eight in Report 1) cannot both be true at the time of reporting, so they disagree with Report 1.

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Reliability
98%

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