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British Airways plane suffers tail strike as it attempts landing at London's Heathrow Airport
Verified: 5 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 12.
📍 London, GB·🕐 19h ago·5 outlets
The plane, that had flown to London from Amsterdam, had 200 passengers on board.
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✓ Verified · 5 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 · 5 reports · · 3 countries✓ Verified Nov 12, 11:33 AM UTC
- Nov 12, 11:01 AM UTCFirst reportPassenger sues British Airways for more than £50,000 after breaking leg getting off plane at Heathrowaol.co.uk ↗
- Nov 12, 11:33 AM UTC+32 minPassenger sues BA for £50k after breaking leg getting off plane at Heathrowmirror.co.uk ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 11:33 AM UTC · +32 min
- Nov 12, 7:47 PM UTC+9 h· you’re reading thisBritish Airways plane suffers tail strike as it attempts landing at London's Heathrow Airportrnz.co.nz ↗
- Nov 12, 8:27 PM UTC+9 hMoment British Airways plane ‘bounces down’ Heathrow runwayexpress.co.uk ↗
- Nov 13, 1:13 PM UTC+26 hBritish Airways plane strikes runway with its tail during landing attempt at Heathrow, watch videoen.protothema.gr ↗
- Severity rose to medium
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Reports 2 and 3 both describe the same BA Amsterdam-to-Heathrow tail strike on landing, with added detail (200 passengers) and a different angle (the bounce), and nothing conflicts with Report 1.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
96%Independent outlets3
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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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%.
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Risk Score
low risk