UK police investigate allegations against best-selling children’s author Walliams
Verified: 15 outlets in 11 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 1 of them from the United Kingdom.
LONDON - British police said on Friday they had opened an investigation into allegations against British comedian and best-selling children’s author David Walliams after two media organisations published accusations of sexual misconduct about him.
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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
1 outlet from the United Kingdom, where the story is: The Guardian · how we count
- Nov 13, 4:29 PM UTCFirst reportBreaking: UK police launch investigation into David Walliamsabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 13, 4:32 PM UTC+3 minMet police launch investigation into David Walliams allegationstheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 13, 5:00 PM UTC+31 minMet Police investigating allegations against Walliamsrte.ie ↗
- Nov 13, 7:31 PM UTC+3 hDavid Walliams: UK police launch sex offense probe into comediandw.com ↗
- Nov 14, 12:57 AM UTC+8 hUK police open sex offence probe into comedian and author David Walliamsaljazeera.com ↗
- Nov 14, 1:06 AM UTC+9 h· you’re reading thisUK police investigate allegations against best-selling children’s author Walliamsnation.com.pk ↗
- Nov 14, 1:58 AM UTC+9 hUK police probe alleged sex offences by author David Walliamsfreemalaysiatoday.com ↗
[Claude] All three are reports of the same police investigation into allegations against David Walliams, and none state conflicting facts.
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