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#SHOWBIZ: Actor Tom Skerritt, star of 'Alien' and 'Top Gun', dies at 93
📍 Washington, US·🕐 7d ago·23 outlets
WASHINGTON: Versatile actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Hollywood megahits including the sci-fi classic “Alien”, the war comedy “M*A*S*H” and the action drama “Top Gun”, has died at the age of 93.
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[Claude] All three reports cover the same death announcement of Tom Skerritt at age 93 and do not contradict Report 1's facts.
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Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets17
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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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