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Iraq blocks Iran football team’s plane from landing in Basra
Verified: 4 outlets in 4 countries have reported this story since Nov 10.
📍 Basra, IQ·🕐 10h ago·4 outlets
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✓ Verified · 4 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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View original source →The story so far · 5 reports · · 4 countries✓ Verified Nov 10, 2:27 PM UTC
- Nov 10, 12:56 PM UTCFirst reportIraq bars plane carrying Iran's soccer team from landing in Basra over US sanctions, officials saystraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 10, 2:27 PM UTC+2 hIraq bars Iranian football team’s plane from landing in Basra: Reportaljazeera.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 10, 2:27 PM UTC · +2 h
- Nov 10, 8:38 PM UTC+8 hIraq blocks Iranian football team’s plane from landing over US sanctionsaljazeera.com (again) ↗
- Nov 10, 10:12 PM UTC+9 hIraq bars plane carrying Iran's soccer team from landing in Basra over US sanctions, officials sayal-monitor.com ↗
- Nov 11, 7:14 AM UTC+18 h· you’re reading thisIraq blocks Iran football team’s plane from landing in Basragulfnews.com ↗
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[Claude] All three reports cover the same event: Iraq blocking Iran's national football team plane from landing in Basra over US sanctions on Iranian airlines, with no conflicting facts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
90%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%
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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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