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Hong Kong Jails Activist Joshua Wong for 10 Years
📍 Hong Kong, HK·🕐 55m ago·19 outlets
A Hong Kong court has sentenced activist Joshua Wong to 10 years in prison under Beijing's national security law after he pleaded guilty to foreign collusion charges. (Source: Bloomberg)
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✓ Verified · 19 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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Bloomberg· Specialist ↗Hong Kong Free Press· National ↗New Straits Times· National ↗South China Morning Post· National ↗CNA (Channel NewsAsia)· International ↗The New York Times· National ↗Nikkei Asia· Specialist ↗ABC (Australia)· National ↗The Guardian· National ↗The Wall Street Journal· National ↗The Korea Herald· National ↗ABC News· National ↗BBC· International ↗The Japan Times· National ↗Hindustan Times· National ↗Al Jazeera· International ↗Japan Today· National ↗RTHK· National · state media ↗
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[Claude] All three reports cover the same sentencing of Joshua Wong, and none conflicts with Report 1's account of a 10-year term for foreign collusion.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets13
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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Independent outletsEach further outlet that reports the story closes 40% of the gap to 98%
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Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
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