medium disasterVERIFIEDLowered from high by a second read
Five people killed, two others injured in four vehicle crashes over nine-day period
📍 Arkansas, US·🕐 13h ago·2 outlets
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✓ 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.
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Also reported by mercurynews.com (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
2h agosecond readlowered50%
[Claude, second read] Rates it MEDIUM, not HIGH. five deaths and two injuries in crashes, though spread over nine days and routine in nature. Lowered from HIGH to MEDIUM.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreHigh
76%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
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medium risk