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Philippines, Australia sign updated defence agreement
Verified: 7 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 15, 1 of them from the Philippines.
📍 Philippines, PH·🕐 3h ago·7 outlets
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 7 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 · 7 reports · · 3 countries✓ Verified Nov 15, 6:43 AM UTC
1 outlet from the Philippines, where the story is: GMA News · how we count
- Nov 15, 3:33 AM UTCFirst reportPH, Australia sign defense cooperation agreementgmanetwork.com ↗
- Nov 15, 4:57 AM UTC+1 hPhilippines, Australia ink updated defense cooperation dealrappler.com ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Nov 15, 5:33 AM UTC+2 hPhilippines, Australia sign defence pact with eye on Chinawhbl.com ↗
- Nov 15, 5:33 AM UTC+2 hPhilippines, Australia sign defence pact with eye on Chinastraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 15, 6:43 AM UTC+3 hPhilippines, Australia sign updated defence agreementchannelnewsasia.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 15, 6:43 AM UTC · +3 h
- Nov 15, 8:42 AM UTC+5 h· you’re reading thisPhilippines, Australia sign updated defence agreementchannelnewsasia.com (again) ↗
- Nov 15, 10:29 AM UTC+7 hPhilippines, Australia sign updated defense agreementhurriyetdailynews.com ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Both other reports cover the same Philippines-Australia defence agreement signing as Report 1, with no conflicting facts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
91%Independent outlets4
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
medium risk