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Centre extends Zakir Naik's IRF ban till 2031 over 'sinister anti-India designs'
Verified: 4 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13, 3 of them from India.
📍 India, IN·🕐 21h ago·4 outlets
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✓ Verified · 4 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.
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The story so far · 5 reports · ✓ Verified Nov 13, 5:43 AM UTC
3 outlets from India, where the story is: Scroll.in, The Hindu, The Times of India · how we count
- Nov 13, 5:42 AM UTCFirst reportCentre extends ban on Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation for 5 yearstimesofindia.indiatimes.com ↗
- Nov 13, 5:42 AM UTC+0 minMHA declares Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation unlawful for another five yearsthehindu.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 5:43 AM UTC · +0 min
- Nov 13, 11:24 AM UTC+6 hBan on Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s organisation extended by five yearsscroll.in ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Nov 13, 3:44 PM UTC+10 h· you’re reading thisCentre extends Zakir Naik's IRF ban till 2031 over 'sinister anti-India designs'timesofindia.indiatimes.com (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 10:28 PM UTC+17 hCentre extends ban on Zakir Naik’s IRF for 5 more yearsdailypioneer.com ↗
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
90%Independent outlets3
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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