More Than 1,300 Diplomatic Passports Missing in Vanuatu, Report Finds
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 1 of them from Vanuatu.
A parliamentary inquiry implicated top government officials in the improper issuance of the documents to foreign nationals.
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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.
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- Missing · 2 figures, newest first
- 1,3901 outlet: dailypost.vu· latest Nov 13, 3:46 AM UTC1,390 diplomatic passports missing: PAC ↗
- more than 1,3001 outlet: occrp.org· latest Nov 12, 3:40 PM UTCMore Than 1,300 Diplomatic Passports Missing in Vanuatu, Report Finds ↗
1 outlet from Vanuatu, where the story is: Vanuatu Daily Post · how we count
- Nov 12, 3:40 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisMore Than 1,300 Diplomatic Passports Missing in Vanuatu, Report Findsoccrp.org ↗
- Nov 13, 3:46 AM UTC+12 h1,390 diplomatic passports missing: PACdailypost.vu ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 3:47 AM UTC · +12 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same parliamentary/PAC findings on more than 1,300 missing diplomatic passports, adding that officials were implicated in improper issuance to foreign nationals, which does not con
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