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.
NYC mayor says city building officials and police are investigating the cause of the collapse
How sure are we
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
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 UTC8 killed as Brooklyn building collapses ↗
- 219 outlets: aljazeera.com, bbc.co.uk +17· latest Nov 12, 12:28 PM UTCTwo killed, 17 injured in New York building collapse ↗
- 19 outlets: abc.net.au, abcnews.com +7· latest Nov 12, 2:06 AM UTC1 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 UTCTwo killed, 17 injured in New York building collapse ↗
- 105 outlets: breitbart.com, news.tuoitre.vn +3· latest Nov 12, 9:24 AM UTCBuilding collapse in Brooklyn kills at least two, injures more than 10 ↗
- 121 outlet: bbc.co.uk· latest Nov 12, 12:33 AM UTCNew York building collapse kills one person and injures 12 ↗
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 reportNew York City building collapse traps people in rubble1news.co.nz ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 10:37 PM UTC · +20 min
- Nov 11, 10:38 PM UTC+21 minNew York City building collapse leaves people trapped in rubbleindependent.co.uk ↗
- Nov 11, 11:10 PM UTC+53 minAt least 1 person dead, 2 critically injured after building collapses in Brooklyn, police sayabcnews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 2:45 PM UTC+16 hBrooklyn building collapse death toll rises to 8gulfnews.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 3:17 PM UTC+17 h· you’re reading this8 killed as Brooklyn building collapsesbdnews24.com ↗
- Nov 12, 3:23 PM UTC+17 hAt least 8 killed, 17 hurt in Brooklyn building collapsecbc.bb ↗
- Nov 12, 3:25 PM UTC+17 hEight confirmed dead after building collapses in Brooklynnationwideradiojm.com ↗
[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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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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