medium scienceVERIFIED
Pigface Offers Promise as Food and Biodegradable Material
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 11.
📍 Australia, AU·🕐 17h ago·2 outlets
How sure are we
✓ 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 12, 4:38 PM UTC
- Nov 11, 11:20 PM UTCFirst reportPigface's Potential Spans Bush Food to Biodegradable Materialsmiragenews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 12:20 AM UTC+1 h· you’re reading thisPigface Offers Promise as Food and Biodegradable Materialmiragenews.com (again) ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Nov 12, 4:38 PM UTC+17 hFrom bush food to biodegradable materials: Unlocking the potential of pigfacephys.org ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 4:38 PM UTC · +17 h
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Reports 2 and 3 are headline variants covering the same UNSW pigface biodegradable film research, with no conflicting facts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreHigh
78%Independent outlets2
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%.
High · How we score this
Risk Score
medium risk