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'Completely false': NCP (SP) rejects merger buzz after Supriya Sule says talks ended with Ajit Pawar's death
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 14, 2 of them from India.
📍 New Delhi, India, IN·🕐 21m ago·2 outlets
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✓ 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.
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The story so far · 3 reports · ✓ Verified Nov 14, 4:06 PM UTC
2 outlets from India, where the story is: The Hindu, The Times of India · how we count
- Nov 14, 9:47 AM UTCFirst report'Discussions ended the day he left us': Supriya Sule breaks silence on NCP merger buzztimesofindia.indiatimes.com ↗
- Nov 14, 4:06 PM UTC+6 hNCP merger talks ended with death of Ajit Pawar, says Supriya Sulethehindu.com ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 4:06 PM UTC · +6 h
- Nov 14, 5:28 PM UTC+8 h· you’re reading this'Completely false': NCP (SP) rejects merger buzz after Supriya Sule says talks ended with Ajit Pawar's deathtimesofindia.indiatimes.com (again) ↗
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Supriya Sule claim about NCP merger talks ending with Ajit Pawar's death, and the two reports don't contradict each other on the facts, though Report 1 adds the party's denial
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
84%Independent outlets2
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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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medium risk