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ECB President Lagarde to step down on 7 February 2027
📍 Frankfurt, Germany, DE·🕐 1h ago·18 outlets
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✓ Verified · 18 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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European Central Bank· Official source ↗Financial Times· Specialist ↗Bloomberg· Specialist ↗The Straits Times· National ↗The New York Times· National ↗CNBC· Specialist ↗France 24· International ↗DW· International ↗Vanguard News· National ↗The Wall Street Journal· National ↗The Copenhagen Post· National ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] All three reports cover the same announcement of Lagarde stepping down effective 7 February, and none contradicts Report 1's facts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets9
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