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Four shot 'within walking distance' of White House

Verified: 5 outlets in 4 countries have reported this story since Nov 12. 1 killed, according to 2 outlets.

🕐 2h ago·5 outlets

Four people have been shot in a neighbourhood in Washington DC, police say.

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✓ Verified · 5 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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12 outlets: aljazeera.com, gulfnews.com· latest Nov 12, 3:42 PM UTC
Five shot in Washington neighbourhood near White House, one reportedly killed ↗
The story so far · 5 reports · · 4 countries✓ Verified Nov 12, 2:45 PM UTC
  1. Nov 12, 1:46 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading this
    Four shot 'within walking distance' of White Housenews.sky.com ↗
  2. Nov 12, 2:33 PM UTC+46 min
    5 people shot in neighbourhood north of US White Housescmp.com ↗
  3. Nov 12, 2:45 PM UTC+59 min
    Four shot in Washington neighbourhood near White Housegulfnews.com ↗
  4. Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 2:45 PM UTC · +59 min
  5. Nov 12, 3:32 PM UTC+2 h
    At least five people shot, one killed, in central Washington, DCaljazeera.com ↗
  6. Nov 12, 3:42 PM UTC+2 h
    Five shot in Washington neighbourhood near White House, one reportedly killedgulfnews.com (again) ↗
Verification Log6
cross checkwarning60%

[Claude] The outlets differ: Report 2 is a near-identical account of the same shooting, while Report 3 is the same event but gives five victims instead of four, which conflicts with Report 1's count of four.

1h ago
corroborationconfirmed80%

Also reported by express.co.uk (found in GDELT's list of news articles)

1h ago
cross sourcepending33%

Only 1 source — pending corroboration

2h ago
temporalpending50%

Single timestamp

2h ago
source diversitypending50%

Average source trust: 50%; Source tiers represented: national

2h ago
wire presencepending25%

No authoritative sources yet — awaiting wire/institutional coverage

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Four shot 'within walking distance' of White House Four people have been shot in a neighbourhood in Washington DC, police say.

Reliability
75%

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Risk Score
medium risk