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Violence follows mass general strike in Spain - ABC listen
Verified: 36 outlets in 25 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from Spain.
📍 Barcelona, ES·🕐 5h ago·36 outlets
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✓ Verified · 36 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 · 46 reports · · 25 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 9:17 AM UTC
1 outlet from Spain, where the story is: El País · how we count
- Nov 11, 8:27 AM UTCFirst reportWorkers across Spain stage first general strike in 14 years in anger over housingnst.com.my ↗
- Nov 11, 8:43 AM UTC+15 minSpain’s general strike puts housing crisis at centre of upcoming electionsfrance24.com ↗
- Nov 11, 8:55 AM UTC+27 minSpain’s first general strike in 14 years brings clashing social and political desires to the forethehindu.com ↗
- Nov 12, 6:00 AM UTC+22 h· you’re reading thisViolence follows mass general strike in Spain - ABC listenabc.net.au (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 7:23 AM UTC+23 hSpain grinds to a halt in first general strike in 14 yearseuronews.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 10:21 AM UTC+26 hMillions of Spaniards stage first general strike in 14 years as anger rages over housingegyptindependent.com ↗
- Nov 12, 11:26 AM UTC+27 hMillions Join Spain Housing Strike, Scores Arrested in Clashesenglish.aawsat.com ↗
Location
Verification Log1
cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Both reports cover the violence that followed Spain's general strike, with Report 2 adding specifics about Barcelona, which does not contradict Report 1.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreHigh
78%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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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
Risk Score
medium risk