medium disasterVERIFIED🔥 VIRAL
Thirteen migrants found dead and 18 rescued from boat off Greece's Crete island
Verified: 17 outlets in 13 countries have reported this story since Nov 8.
📍 Crete, GR·🕐 58m ago·17 outlets
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✓ Verified · 17 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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[Claude] The outlets differ: Reports 2–4 describe the same Crete migrant boat tragedy, but their death and rescue figures (1 dead/28 rescued, 12 dead/105 rescued across three operations) conflict with Report 1's 13 dead/18 rescue
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets15
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%.
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medium risk