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Russell Brand guilty of rape and sexual assault
🕐 1h ago·22 outlets
BBC correspondent Sima Kotecha explains how the trial unfolded.
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 22 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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BBC· International ↗France 24· International ↗The Straits Times· National ↗Sydney Morning Herald· National ↗ABC (Australia)· National ↗CBS News· National ↗Yahoo News· Aggregator ↗RTÉ· National ↗The Guardian· National ↗clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk ↗bdnews24.com· National ↗South China Morning Post· National ↗Global News· National ↗DW· International ↗The Wall Street Journal· National ↗PBS NewsHour· National ↗Fox News· National ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Both reports cover the same verdict in Russell Brand's trial and their facts are consistent.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets13
Statusverified
AI checknone yet
Community flags0
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%
Treat it as unconfirmedWhat moves the score
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Outlet ratingThe outlet’s rating in WorldPulse’s list of sources starts the score
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Independent outletsEach further outlet that reports the story closes 40% of the gap to 98%
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Report detailsA few points either way: a summary and a place add a little; state-run outlets on conflict, politics or security, and single reports marked high or critical, lose some
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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Risk Score
low risk