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UK children’s author David Walliams accused of grooming minors
Verified: 23 outlets in 12 countries have reported this story since Nov 10.
📍 United Kingdom, GB·🕐 6h ago·23 outlets
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 23 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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View original source →This report links 15 of the story's 23 outlets
Al Jazeera· International ↗Gulf News· National ↗Sydney Morning Herald· National ↗goskagit.com ↗South China Morning Post· National ↗CNA (Channel NewsAsia)· International ↗RNZ· National ↗outinperth.com ↗ABC (Australia)· National ↗Global News· National ↗1News· National ↗Japan Today· National ↗The New York Times· National ↗Samoa Global News· National ↗Jamaica Observer· National ↗
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets10
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%.
Very high · How we score this
Risk Score
low risk