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Microsoft says services fully restored after day-long global outage
Verified: 148 outlets in 78 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 11 of them from the United States.
🕐 9m ago·148 outlets
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 148 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 · 216 reports · · 78 countries✓ Verified Nov 12, 7:48 PM UTC
11 outlets from the United States, where the story is: ABC News, Bloomberg, CBS News and 8 more · how we count
- Nov 12, 6:48 PM UTCFirst reportGlobal outage hits Microsoft's Outlookrnz.co.nz ↗
- Nov 12, 6:50 PM UTC+2 minOutlook email outage affects users around the worldthenationalnews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 7:44 PM UTC+56 minBreaking: Microsoft platforms suffering widespread outages, including Outlookabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 14, 11:23 AM UTC+41 hMicrosoft services fully restored after global outagerte.ie ↗
- Nov 14, 12:03 PM UTC+41 hMicrosoft restores service to Outlook and Teams after global outagetribune.com.pk ↗
- Nov 14, 12:23 PM UTC+42 hMicrosoft says global outage fully resolved after disrupting services in over 70 countriesgulfnews.com (again) ↗
- Nov 14, 1:03 PM UTC+42 h· you’re reading thisMicrosoft says services fully restored after day-long global outagegraphic.com.gh ↗
Verification Log1
cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same Microsoft global outage, with the same timeline and no conflicting facts about it.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets22
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%.
Very high · How we score this
Risk Score
low risk