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Drone Strike Kills More Than 150 in Abyei in Sudan’s Civil War
📍 Sudan, SD·🕐 6d ago·43 outlets
Struggling against each other on the battlefield, the sides in Sudan’s civil war are relying on drones to strike across vast distances, inflicting huge tolls on civilians in the process.
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✓ Verified · 43 outletsin its last 2 days · 155 since Oct 10
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.
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[Claude] The outlets differ: Report 2 and Report 4 match Report 1's Abyei drone strike, but Report 3 says 'dozens' killed where Report 1 says over 150, a conflicting figure for the same event.
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Reliability ScoreVery high
97%Independent outlets6
Statusverified
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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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