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California wildlife officials said they killed a problem coyote in LA neighborhood. Then it reappeared — with a limp
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from the United States.
📍 California, US·🕐 1h ago·2 outlets
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✓ Verified · 2 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 · 2 reports · ✓ Verified Nov 11, 7:39 AM UTC
1 outlet from the United States, where the story is: Los Angeles Times · how we count
- Nov 11, 1:54 AM UTCFirst reportState wildlife officials said they killed a problem coyote in Atwater Village. Then it reappeared—with a limplatimes.com ↗
- Nov 11, 7:38 AM UTC+6 h· you’re reading thisCalifornia wildlife officials said they killed a problem coyote in LA neighborhood. Then it reappeared — with a limphanfordsentinel.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 7:39 AM UTC · +6 h
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same coyote-killed-then-reappeared-with-a-limp story, adding only the Atwater Village neighborhood, which does not conflict with Report 1's general LA location.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreHigh
78%Independent outlets2
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%
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Independent outletsEach further outlet that reports the story closes 40% of the gap to 98%
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