medium healthVERIFIED
First child death from hypothermia recorded in Gaza — Health Ministry
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13.
📍 Gaza, PS·🕐 4h ago·2 outlets
The boy was nine months old
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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 · 2 reports · ✓ Verified Nov 13, 5:53 PM UTC
- Nov 13, 2:18 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisFirst child death from hypothermia recorded in Gaza — Health Ministrytass.com ↗
- Nov 13, 5:53 PM UTC+4 hFirst child death recorded due to severe cold in Gaza Stripenglish.wafa.ps ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 5:53 PM UTC · +4 h
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same first child death from severe cold in Gaza, adding that the boy was nine months old, which does not conflict with Report 1.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreHigh
66%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