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Comedian Russell Brand found guilty of rape, sexual assault
📍 Pretoria, ZA, ZA·🕐 1h ago·37 outlets
Prosecutors said Brand was obsessed with sex and used women to satisfy his own desires.
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✓ Verified · 37 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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SABC News· National ↗Dawn· National ↗Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation· National · state media ↗France 24· International ↗The Straits Times· National ↗Sydney Morning Herald· National ↗ABC (Australia)· National ↗Yahoo News· Aggregator ↗The Wall Street Journal· National ↗RTÉ· National ↗The Guardian· National ↗clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk ↗bdnews24.com· National ↗Benin Web TV· National ↗CBS News· National ↗DW· International ↗
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[Claude] All three other reports cover the same verdict in the Russell Brand trial and none contradict Report 1's facts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets21
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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