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Oman marks World Tsunami Awareness Day
📍 Oman, OM·🕐 2h ago·2 outlets
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman joins countries around the world in commemorating World Tsunami Awareness Day, observed annually on 5 November, under the...
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✓ 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.
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Also reported by radio.gov.pk (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
1h agosecond readlowered50%
[Claude, second read] Reads as analysis, not a new event. commemorative awareness day, no specific new occurrence or casualties. Lowered from HIGH to MEDIUM.
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Reliability ScoreHigh
77%Independent outlets2
Statusverified
AI checknone yet
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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%
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Independent outletsEach further outlet that reports the story closes 40% of the gap to 98%
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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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medium risk