Breaking: Khawaja claims all players knew about Sandpapergate ball tampering
Verified: 9 outlets in 7 countries have reported this story since Nov 6.
Usman Khawaja claims all staff and players knew that the Australian team was using sandpaper to tamper with the ball during the 2018 tour of South Africa.
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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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[Claude] All three other reports cover Khawaja's claim that the whole Australian team knew about the 2018 sandpaper ball-tampering, with no conflicting facts.
1d agoOnly 1 source — pending corroboration
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2d agoAverage source trust: 50%; Source tiers represented: national
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2d agoBreaking: Khawaja claims all players knew about Sandpapergate ball tampering Usman Khawaja claims all staff and players knew that the Australian team was using sandpaper to tamper with the ball during the 2018 tour of South Africa.
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