medium disasterVERIFIED
11 areas of Scotland facing heavy snow in Met Office maps
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 14.
📍 Arctic, INT·🕐 1h ago·2 outlets
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 2 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 · 2 reports · ✓ Verified Nov 14, 6:58 PM UTC
- Nov 14, 1:03 PM UTCFirst reportMet Office snow maps reveal 18 UK areas could face Arctic blast snowfallbirminghammail.co.uk ↗
- Nov 14, 6:57 PM UTC+6 h· you’re reading this11 areas of Scotland facing heavy snow in Met Office mapsdailyrecord.co.uk ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 6:58 PM UTC · +6 h
Location
Verification Log1
cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Both report the same Met Office snow forecast maps, with Report 2 covering more UK areas, which is an updated or broader angle rather than a separate event, and the figures (11 Scottish areas versus 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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Outlet ratingThe outlet’s rating in WorldPulse’s list of sources starts 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%.
High · How we score this
Risk Score
medium risk