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Horror as torso found in Sydney bushland: Police launch murder probe
Verified: 3 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from Australia.
📍 Sydney, AU·🕐 10m ago·3 outlets
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 3 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 · 3 reports · · 2 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 9:24 PM UTC
1 outlet from Australia, where the story is: ABC (Australia) · how we count
- Nov 11, 9:08 PM UTCFirst reportBreaking: Human remains found inside sofa dumped in Sydney bushlandabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 11, 9:24 PM UTC+15 minHomicide investigation launched after human torso found in Sydney bushlandtheguardian.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 9:24 PM UTC · +15 min
- Nov 11, 9:35 PM UTC+27 min· you’re reading thisHorror as torso found in Sydney bushland: Police launch murder probedailymail.com ↗
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
80%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%.
Very high · How we score this
Risk Score
low risk