Microsoft scrambling to fix outage affecting countries around the world
Verified: 3 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 1 of them from Australia.
Microsoft said it was making progess in restoring service to users of Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook and its Copilot AI software after a global outage.
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
1 outlet from Australia, where the story is: ABC (Australia) · how we count
- Nov 13, 6:47 AM UTCFirst reportHow the Microsoft outage is affecting Australiansabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 13, 7:13 AM UTC+26 minMicrosoft outage affects 74 countries, territories — Downdetectortass.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 7:13 AM UTC · +26 min
- Nov 13, 12:56 PM UTC+6 h· you’re reading thisMicrosoft scrambling to fix outage affecting countries around the worldupi.com ↗
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same global Microsoft outage, adding a country count and US complaint data, which is an update rather than a conflict.
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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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