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Tom Skerritt, ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Alien’ And ‘Cheers’ Star, Dies At 93
🕐 7d ago·23 outlets
Tom Skeritt, who starred as Mike “Viper” Metcalf opposite Tom Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the 1986 classic "Top Gun," dies.
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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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Forbes· Specialist ↗South China Morning Post· National ↗CNA (Channel NewsAsia)· International ↗New Straits Times· National ↗variety.com ↗ABC (Australia)· National ↗RTÉ· National ↗El Nuevo Día· National ↗The Guardian· National ↗Global News· National ↗RPP Noticias· National ↗Radio Cooperativa· National ↗Gulf News· National ↗El Universal· National ↗MyJoyOnline· National ↗Euronews· International ↗wgauradio.com ↗France 24· International ↗bdnews24.com· National ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] All three other reports cover Tom Skerritt's death at 93, with no conflicting facts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets17
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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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