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Faxes and phones: Microsoft outage forces businesses to find fixes
Verified: 3 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 13.
📍 Taiwan, TW·🕐 36m ago·3 outlets
In Taiwan, the outage disrupted fund management at securities firms.
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✓ Verified · 3 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 · · 3 countries✓ Verified Nov 13, 5:14 PM UTC
- Nov 13, 3:15 PM UTCFirst reportFaxes, phones and Bluetooth: Microsoft outage forces businesses to find fixesdawn.com ↗
- Nov 13, 3:50 PM UTC+35 minFaxes, phones and Bluetooth: Microsoft outage forces businesses to find fixeschannelnewsasia.com ↗
- Nov 13, 5:14 PM UTC+2 h· you’re reading thisFaxes and phones: Microsoft outage forces businesses to find fixessabcnews.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 5:14 PM UTC · +2 h
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Both other reports are versions of the same Microsoft outage story (same headline, faxes and phones as fixes), with no conflicting facts about the event.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
90%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%.
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Risk Score
low risk