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Japan launches mission to bring back samples from Mars’s moon Phobos
📍 Japan, JP·🕐 6d ago·25 outlets
Japan’s H3 rocket launched the MMX probe on Tuesday, starting a three-year mission to collect samples from Phobos and study the origins of the Solar System.
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✓ Verified · 25 outletsin its last 2 days · 26 since Oct 18
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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Euronews· International ↗Al Jazeera· International ↗France 24· International ↗Sky News· National ↗space.com ↗WIRED· Specialist ↗CNA (Channel NewsAsia)· International ↗ABC (Australia)· National ↗CGTN· International · state media ↗Japan Today· National ↗TASS· News agency · state media ↗Phys.org· Specialist ↗Asharq Al-Awsat· International ↗ibtimes.com.au ↗Vanguard News· National ↗Myrepublica· National ↗New Straits Times· National ↗DW· International ↗Japan Forward· National ↗
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[Claude] All three other reports cover the same MMX Phobos sample-return launch by Japan, and none contradict Report 1's details.
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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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