Hoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, U.K. and Ireland in latest wave of threats and cyberattacks
Verified: 53 outlets in 23 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from Italy. About 300 evacuated, according to 4 outlets.
How sure are we
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
From the headlines of its reports in its last 2 days, each with the outlets that report it.
- Evacuated
- about 3004 outlets: independent.co.uk, scmp.com +2· latest Nov 11, 12:28 PM UTCSome 300 Italian schools evacuated due to bomb threats ↗
2 outlets from Italy, where the story is: ANSA, Wanted in Rome · how we count
- Nov 11, 10:29 AM UTCFirst reportBomb threat at dozens of schools in Italy following anonymous emailansa.it ↗
- Nov 11, 10:54 AM UTC+26 minMass UK school evacuations after hundreds of bomb threats warn 'death is near'mirror.co.uk ↗
- Nov 11, 10:59 AM UTC+31 minHundreds of schools in Italy evacuated after receiving bomb threatsfrance24.com ↗
- Nov 11, 3:12 PM UTC+5 hFull list of areas affected as Scottish schools sent 'bomb threats'thenational.scot ↗
- Nov 11, 3:27 PM UTC+5 h· you’re reading thisHoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, U.K. and Ireland in latest wave of threats and cyberattackstheglobeandmail.com ↗
- Nov 11, 3:30 PM UTC+5 hHundreds of schools in Europe receive bomb threatsupi.com ↗
- Nov 11, 3:42 PM UTC+5 hBomb threats prompt evacuation of Italian schools in suspected hoax as UK and Ireland also targetedkrdo.com ↗
[Claude] Reports 2, 3 and 4 all cover the same wave of hoax bomb threat emails sent to schools, and none contradicts Report 1's facts.
33m agoScore bands
What moves the score
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