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Jonathan Ross's 'friendship' with David Walliams and Russell Brand
Verified: 33 outlets in 16 countries have reported this story since Nov 10, 3 of them from the United Kingdom.
🕐 4h ago·33 outlets
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 33 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 · 40 reports · · 16 countries✓ Verified Nov 10, 2:41 PM UTC
3 outlets from the United Kingdom, where the story is: AOL, Daily Mail, The Guardian · how we count
- Nov 10, 1:00 PM UTCFirst reportWho Is David Walliams, the UK Entertainer Accused of Sexual Misconduct?nytimes.com ↗
- Nov 10, 1:00 PM UTC+0 minDavid Walliams, UK Celebrity, Is Accused of Sexual Misconductnytimes.com (again) ↗
- Nov 10, 2:41 PM UTC+2 hBritish children's author David Walliams accused of sexual misconductgoskagit.com ↗
- Nov 11, 12:55 PM UTC+24 h· you’re reading thisJonathan Ross's 'friendship' with David Walliams and Russell Branddailymail.com (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 2:13 PM UTC+25 hActor David Walliams Accused of Grooming Teenage Girls for Sexbreitbart.com ↗
- Nov 11, 2:46 PM UTC+26 hMissbrauchsvorwürfe gegen „Little Britain“-Star David Walliams [premium]diepresse.com (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 4:26 PM UTC+27 h#SHOWBIZ: David Walliams accused of sex assault, grooming teensnst.com.my ↗
Verification Log1
cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same story about Jonathan Ross's friendship with Walliams and Brand and the fallout, with no contradictory facts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
91%Independent outlets4
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