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Microsoft struggles as outage hits Outlook, Teams, Copilot worldwide
Verified: 100 outlets in 58 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 9 of them from the United States.
📍 United States, US·🕐 27m ago·100 outlets
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 100 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 · 122 reports · · 58 countries✓ Verified Nov 12, 7:48 PM UTC
9 outlets from the United States, where the story is: ABC News, Bloomberg, CBS News and 6 more · how we count
- Nov 12, 6:48 PM UTCFirst reportGlobal outage hits Microsoft's Outlookrnz.co.nz ↗
- Nov 12, 6:50 PM UTC+2 minOutlook email outage affects users around the worldthenationalnews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 7:44 PM UTC+56 minBreaking: Microsoft platforms suffering widespread outages, including Outlookabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 13, 12:59 PM UTC+18 h· you’re reading thisMicrosoft struggles as outage hits Outlook, Teams, Copilot worldwidedailysabah.com ↗
- Nov 13, 1:11 PM UTC+18 hMicrosoft struggles to restore email and other services in a global outagetribune242.com ↗
- Nov 13, 1:11 PM UTC+18 hMicrosoft admite fallos en sus servidores tras caída mundialdiariolibre.com ↗
- Nov 13, 1:19 PM UTC+19 hTechbytes: Microsoft outage disrupts bank email services in Zambiazambiamonitor.com ↗
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Verification Log1
cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] All three reports describe the same Microsoft outage affecting Outlook, Teams and Copilot, with no conflicting facts stated.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets16
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
medium risk