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Chilean mother reunites with children taken under Pinochet dictatorship
Verified: 3 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 11.
📍 Chile, CL·🕐 1h ago·3 outlets
SANTIAGO, Nov 11 - Nearly 40 years after three of her children were forcibly taken from her in Chile, Teresita Padilla embraced two of them again on Wednesday, back in the country where they were born.
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✓ Verified · 3 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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The story so far · 3 reports · · 3 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 11:08 PM UTC
- Nov 11, 10:35 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisChilean mother reunites with children taken under Pinochet dictatorshipstraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 11, 11:08 PM UTC+33 minAfter 40 years apart, a Chilean mother reunites with two children stolen during dictatorshipwinnipegfreepress.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 11:08 PM UTC · +33 min
- Nov 11, 11:09 PM UTC+35 minAfter 40 years apart, a Chilean mother reunites with two children stolen during dictatorshipabcnews.com ↗
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
91%Independent outlets2
Statusverified
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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%
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