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#SHOWBIZ: 'Mike Hammer', 'Prison Break' star Stacy Keach dies aged 85
Verified: 13 outlets in 11 countries have reported this story since Nov 11.
📍 London, GB·🕐 23m ago·13 outlets
LONDON: Acclaimed American stage and screen actor, Stacy Keach, best known as television’s hard-boiled private eye Mike Hammer, has died. He was 85.
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✓ Verified · 13 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 · 13 reports · · 11 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 1:27 AM UTC
- Nov 11, 1:26 AM UTCFirst reportStacy Keach, ‘Mike Hammer, Private Eye’ Star, Dies At 85forbes.com ↗
- Nov 11, 1:27 AM UTC+2 minStacy Keach, star of stage and ‘Mike Hammer’ series, dies at 85independent.co.uk ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 1:27 AM UTC · +2 min
- Nov 11, 1:27 AM UTC+2 minStacy Keach, star of stage and ‘Mike Hammer’ series, dies at 85japantoday.com ↗
- Nov 11, 6:51 AM UTC+5 hActor Stacy Keach dies aged 85: Golden Globe-winning actor and legendary TV detective Mike Hammeren.protothema.gr ↗
- Nov 11, 6:58 AM UTC+6 h„Mike Hammer“-Schauspieler Stacy Keach ist totdiepresse.com ↗
- Nov 11, 10:13 AM UTC+9 hStacy Keach, star of ‘Mike Hammer' and 'Prison Break', dies aged 85 euronews.com ↗
- Nov 11, 10:57 AM UTC+10 h· you’re reading this#SHOWBIZ: 'Mike Hammer', 'Prison Break' star Stacy Keach dies aged 85nst.com.my ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] All three other reports cover Stacy Keach's death at 85, with no conflicting facts about the event.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets9
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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medium risk