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Data centre giant defends ministerial talks after thousands join Edinburgh protest
Verified: 4 outlets have reported this story since Nov 14.
📍 Edinburgh, GB·🕐 1h 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 · 3 reports · ✓ Verified Nov 14, 3:52 PM UTC
- Nov 14, 2:07 PM UTCFirst reportThousands turn out in Edinburgh to protest against AI data centrescedarnews.net ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 3:52 PM UTC · +2 h
- Nov 14, 9:05 PM UTC+7 hIn pictures: Thousands protest against AI data centres in Scotlandthenational.scot ↗
- Nov 15, 2:11 PM UTC+24 h· you’re reading thisData centre giant defends ministerial talks after thousands join Edinburgh protestheraldscotland.com ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Report 2 is a photo gallery of the same Edinburgh protest against AI data centres, consistent with Report 1's account of thousands protesting.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreHigh
78%Independent outlets2
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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medium risk