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Passenger apprehended over hoax hijack threat to Kolkata-Mumbai flight
Verified: 10 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 5 of them from India.
📍 Kolkata, IN·🕐 30m ago·10 outlets
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✓ Verified · 10 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 · 9 reports · · 3 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 8:07 AM UTC
5 outlets from India, where the story is: Hindustan Times, The New Indian Express, The Hindu and 2 more · how we count
- Nov 11, 7:39 AM UTCFirst reportHijack threat note found in Kolkata-Mumbai Air India flight; aircraft taken to isolation baythehindu.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 8:07 AM UTC · +28 min
- Nov 11, 9:11 AM UTC+2 hAir India Flight Threatens Hijack, Passengers Safeudaipurkiran.com ↗
- Nov 11, 9:16 AM UTC+2 hHijack threat reported against Mumbai-bound Air India aircraftazertag.az ↗
- Nov 11, 10:11 AM UTC+3 hHijack threat on Air India flight in Kolkatabdnews24.com ↗
- Nov 11, 2:43 PM UTC+7 hHijack threat to Kolkata-Mumbai Air India flight turns out to be hoax; aircraft takes off after seven-hour delaynewindianexpress.com ↗
- Nov 12, 2:06 AM UTC+18 hHoax note on Air India Kolkata-Mumbai flight sparks hijack scarehindustantimes.com ↗
- Nov 12, 5:30 AM UTC+22 hPassenger held over hijack threat to Mumbai-bound Air India flight at Kolkata airporthindustantimes.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 6:16 AM UTC+23 h· you’re reading thisPassenger apprehended over hoax hijack threat to Kolkata-Mumbai flighttribuneindia.com ↗
- Nov 12, 6:46 AM UTC+23 hPassenger held over hijack threat to Kolkata-Mumbai Air India flightthehindu.com (again) ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] All three reports describe the same Kolkata-Mumbai Air India hijack-threat hoax, with no conflicting facts about the event.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
96%Independent outlets7
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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Risk Score
high risk