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Houthis fire two ballistic missiles at Riyadh, Saudi coalition says
Verified: 12 outlets in 8 countries have reported this story since Nov 14, 2 of them from Saudi Arabia.
📍 Riyadh, SA·🕐 13h ago·12 outlets
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✓ Verified · 12 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 · 15 reports · · 8 countries✓ Verified Nov 14, 5:07 PM UTC
2 outlets from Saudi Arabia, where the story is: Asharq Al-Awsat, Saudi Gazette · how we count
- Nov 14, 4:39 PM UTCFirst reportCoalition Destroys 2 Houthi Drones Fired at Riyadh, Southern Regionsenglish.aawsat.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 5:07 PM UTC · +28 min
- Nov 14, 5:33 PM UTC+54 minCoalition intercepts 2 UAVs, fired by Houthi militia, in Riyadh and southern regionssaudigazette.com.sa ↗
- Nov 15, 3:14 AM UTC+11 hSaudi-led coalition intercepts two missiles, two drones in Riyadhaljazeera.com ↗
- Nov 15, 7:17 AM UTC+15 h· you’re reading thisHouthis fire two ballistic missiles at Riyadh, Saudi coalition saysinquisitr.com ↗
- Nov 15, 7:36 AM UTC+15 hSaudi air defenses intercept 2 ballistic missiles, drone targeting Riyadh and Eastern regionssaudigazette.com.sa (again) ↗
- Nov 15, 6:08 PM UTC+25 hSaudi Arabia intercepts drones over Mecca and Medina, ballistic missiles targeting Riyadhgulfnews.com (again) ↗
- Nov 15, 8:17 PM UTC+28 hCoalition Announces Interception of Two Ballistic Missiles and Drones Launched Toward Riyadh and the Eastern Provinceyemenmonitor.com ↗
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
93%Independent outlets5
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%.
Very high · How we score this
Risk Score
high risk