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Indians top list again: 9.25 lakh acquired citizenship of OECD countries over past five years
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 12, 2 of them from India.
📍 India, IN·🕐 17h 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.
Who reported it
The story so far · 3 reports · ✓ Verified Nov 13, 7:48 AM UTC
2 outlets from India, where the story is: Scroll.in, The Times of India · how we count
- Nov 12, 3:33 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisIndians top list again: 9.25 lakh acquired citizenship of OECD countries over past five yearstimesofindia.indiatimes.com ↗
- Nov 12, 11:28 PM UTC+8 hIndians top again: 9.3L get OECD citizenships in 5 yearstimesofindia.indiatimes.com (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 7:48 AM UTC+16 h9.2 lakh Indians became citizens of OECD countries during 2020-2024scroll.in ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 7:48 AM UTC · +16 h
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Both reports cover the same OECD citizenship statistic for Indians over the five-year period, with figures rounding to the same 9.2–9.3 lakh range and no contradictions.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
85%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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