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Missed Hegseth vote disappointed Americans, Democratic leader says
Verified: 100 outlets in 40 countries have reported this story since Nov 8, 13 of them from the United States.
📍 Washington, US·🕐 3h ago·100 outlets
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✓ Verified · 100 outletsin its last 2 days · 111 since Nov 8
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 · 188 reports · · 43 countries · 100 in its last 2 days✓ Verified Nov 8, 5:07 PM UTC
13 outlets from the United States, where the story is: ABC News, Al-Monitor, AOL and 10 more · how we count
- Nov 8, 4:10 PM UTCFirst report'I'm a hard yes': Hakeem Jeffries announces support for Hegseth impeachmentabcnews.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 8, 5:07 PM UTC · +57 min
- Nov 8, 7:23 PM UTC+3 hHakeem Jeffries supports impeachment of Pete Hegseth: ‘He has got to go’theguardian.com ↗
- Nov 8, 9:18 PM UTC+5 hHakeem Jeffries backs Thomas Massie's Hegseth impeachment resolutioninquisitr.com ↗
- Nov 11, 11:21 PM UTC+3 dDemocrats face backlash after missing Hegseth impeachment votemiddleeasteye.net ↗
- Nov 12, 12:34 AM UTC+3 d· you’re reading thisMissed Hegseth vote disappointed Americans, Democratic leader sayswkzo.com ↗
- Nov 12, 12:36 AM UTC+3 dUS defense secretary impeachment bid failure exposes divisions among democrats — mediatass.com ↗
- Nov 12, 3:25 AM UTC+3 dHouse Republicans block bid to impeach Pete Hegsethnewsus.cgtn.com (again) ↗
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[Claude] Both reports cover the same Democratic missed vote on Hegseth, with Report 2 adding reaction and backlash, and nothing in them conflicts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreHigh
78%Independent outlets2
Statusverified
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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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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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