low securityVERIFIED
Free State grandfather sentenced to 25 years for raping 14-year-old granddaughter
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13, 1 of them from South Africa.
🕐 3h ago·2 outlets
How sure are we
✓ 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 13, 1:27 PM UTC
1 outlet from South Africa, where the story is: SABC News · how we count
- Nov 13, 10:56 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisFree State grandfather sentenced to 25 years for raping 14-year-old granddaughtercitizen.co.za ↗
- Nov 13, 1:27 PM UTC+3 hFree State man sentenced to 25 years for raping granddaughtersabcnews.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 1:27 PM UTC · +3 h
Verification Log1
cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same sentencing of the same Free State man for raping his granddaughter, with the same 25-year term, and nothing conflicts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
80%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%
Treat it as unconfirmedWhat moves the score
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Outlet ratingThe outlet’s rating in WorldPulse’s list of sources starts the score
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Independent outletsEach further outlet that reports the story closes 40% of the gap to 98%
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Report detailsA few points either way: a summary and a place add a little; state-run outlets on conflict, politics or security, and single reports marked high or critical, lose some
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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Risk Score
low risk