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U.S. Army Officer Arrested in Britain on Suspicion of Spying for Russia
Verified: 43 outlets in 23 countries have reported this story since Nov 10, 4 of them from the United Kingdom.
📍 United States, US·🕐 12m ago·43 outlets
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 43 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 · 49 reports · · 23 countries✓ Verified Nov 10, 7:37 PM UTC
4 outlets from the United Kingdom, where the story is: BBC, Financial Times, The Guardian and 1 more · how we count
- Nov 10, 7:10 PM UTCFirst reportBreaking: UK police say member of US Army arrested under National Security Actabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 10, 7:37 PM UTC+26 minUS soldier arrested in UK on Russian espionage allegationsdw.com ↗
- Nov 10, 7:37 PM UTC+27 minUK counter-terrorism police arrest member of US army with alleged links to Russiatheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 11, 5:06 PM UTC+22 hBritain arrests US soldier over spying for Russiataipeitimes.com ↗
- Nov 11, 8:05 PM UTC+25 hUK police question Nato-assigned US soldier accused of spying for Russiadawn.com ↗
- Nov 12, 6:28 AM UTC+35 hAmerican soldier arrested in the UK on suspicion of spying for Russiadefence24.com ↗
- Nov 12, 3:16 PM UTC+44 h· you’re reading thisU.S. Army Officer Arrested in Britain on Suspicion of Spying for Russialegalinsurrection.com ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Both other reports describe the same arrest of a U.S. soldier in Britain on suspicion of spying for Russia, with no conflicting facts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
86%Independent outlets3
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%.
Very high · How we score this
Risk Score
medium risk