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Italy, Ireland, UK schools targeted by hoax bomb threats

Verified: 77 outlets in 35 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from Italy. More than 300 evacuated, according to 7 outlets.

📍 Rome, IT·🕐 54m ago·77 outlets

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✓ Verified · 77 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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This report links 19 of the story's 77 outlets
birminghamstar.com ↗krdo.com ↗Al Jazeera· International ↗The Globe and Mail· National ↗abc17news.com ↗Asharq Al-Awsat· International ↗ANSA· News agency ↗Foreign Policy· Specialist ↗BBC· International ↗The Guardian· National ↗NBC News· National ↗sbs.com.au ↗Tuoi Tre News· National ↗Newswire· National ↗Dawn· National ↗ABC (Australia)· National ↗FBC News· National · state media ↗CNA (Channel NewsAsia)· International ↗The Hindu· National ↗
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From the headlines of its reports in its last 2 days, each with the outlets that report it.

Evacuated · 2 figures, newest first
more than 3007 outlets: independent.co.uk, saharareporters.com +5· latest Nov 11, 7:50 PM UTC
Italy evacuates at least 300 schools after emailed bomb threats ↗
3121 outlet: beninwebtv.com· latest Nov 11, 5:09 PM UTC
Europe: 312 schools evacuated in Italy after bomb threats ↗
The story so far · 83 reports · · 35 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 11:22 AM UTC

2 outlets from Italy, where the story is: ANSA, Wanted in Rome · how we count

  1. Nov 11, 10:29 AM UTCFirst report
    Bomb threat at dozens of schools in Italy following anonymous emailansa.it ↗
  2. Nov 11, 10:54 AM UTC+26 min
    Mass UK school evacuations after hundreds of bomb threats warn 'death is near'mirror.co.uk ↗
  3. Nov 11, 10:59 AM UTC+31 min
    Hundreds of schools in Italy evacuated after receiving bomb threatsfrance24.com ↗
  5. Nov 12, 7:59 AM UTC+22 h
    Taiwan university email linked to bomb threats against 6,000 Italian schoolsfocustaiwan.tw ↗
  6. Nov 12, 8:46 AM UTC+22 h· you’re reading this
    Italy, Ireland, UK schools targeted by hoax bomb threatsbirminghamstar.com ↗
  7. Nov 12, 9:20 AM UTC+23 h
    Meloni appeals to opposition for unity after false school bomb threatsansa.it (again) ↗
  8. Nov 12, 9:24 AM UTC+23 h
    Hoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, UK and Ireland in latest disruptionnews.tuoitre.vn ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%

[Claude] All three are reports of the same wave of school bomb threats across Italy, Ireland and the UK, and none conflicts with Report 1's facts.

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Reliability
98%

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Risk Score
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