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US Air Force captain arrested in Japan's Okinawa for alleged drunk driving
Verified: 4 outlets in 4 countries have reported this story since Nov 14, 1 of them from Japan.
📍 Tokyo, JP·🕐 31m 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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View original source →The story so far · 4 reports · · 4 countries✓ Verified Nov 14, 9:45 AM UTC
1 outlet from Japan, where the story is: The Japan Times · how we count
- Nov 14, 9:32 AM UTCFirst reportU.S. Air Force captain arrested for alleged drunk driving in Japan's Okinawa: mediaenglish.news.cn ↗
- Nov 14, 9:45 AM UTC+13 minU.S. Air Force captain arrested in Okinawa for alleged drunk driving japantimes.co.jp ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 9:45 AM UTC · +13 min
- Nov 14, 9:48 AM UTC+16 minUS Air Force captain arrested in Japan's Okinawa for alleged drunk drivingchannelnewsasia.com ↗
- Nov 14, 10:02 AM UTC+30 min· you’re reading thisUS Air Force captain arrested in Japan's Okinawa for alleged drunk drivinghindustantimes.com ↗
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[Claude] All three other reports cover the same arrest of the U.S. Air Force captain in Okinawa for alleged drunk driving, with no conflicting facts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
87%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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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