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Hundreds take to water for Newcastle coal port protest despite attempt by NSW police to stop them
Verified: 3 outlets have reported this story since Nov 14.
📍 New South Wales, AU·🕐 4h ago·3 outlets
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✓ Verified · 3 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 · 3 reports · ✓ Verified Nov 14, 9:21 AM UTC
- Nov 14, 5:04 AM UTCFirst reportHundreds take to water for Newcastle coal port protest despite attempt by NSW police to stop themcedarnews.net ↗
- Nov 14, 6:35 AM UTC+2 h· you’re reading thisHundreds take to water for Newcastle coal port protest despite attempt by NSW police to stop themtheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 14, 9:21 AM UTC+4 hHundreds take to water to protest coal exports at Newcastle port as Australia faces climate scrutinyindependent.co.uk ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 9:21 AM UTC · +4 h
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Reports 2 and 3 describe the same Newcastle port water protest against coal exports, and their details do not conflict with Report 1.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreHigh
78%Independent outlets2
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%.
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