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US approves Patriot missile sale to Ukraine
📍 Ukraine, UA·🕐 1h ago·23 outlets
The Patriot missile system is the most effective weapon to counter fast-moving ballistic missiles
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✓ 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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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same State Department approval of the 500 Patriot missile sale to Ukraine worth about $2.1 billion, and none contradict Report 1's facts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets18
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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