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What Patrick Stewart, captain Picard and Star Trek meant to me
📍 Wellington, New Zealand, NZ·🕐 56m ago·62 outlets
Patrick Stewart was far more than Jean-Luc Picard, but of course, it's the role he will be remembered the most for. And that's not the worst fate.
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✓ Verified · 62 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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RNZ· National ↗Al Jazeera· International ↗Yahoo News· Aggregator ↗To Vima· National ↗Euronews· International ↗CNA (Channel NewsAsia)· International ↗New Straits Times· National ↗DW· International ↗SABC News· National ↗Jamaica Observer· National ↗canberratimes.com.au ↗El Diario· National ↗El Comercio· National ↗The Straits Times· National ↗NBC News· National ↗Primicias· National ↗ABC (Australia)· National ↗RTÉ· National ↗elDiarioAR· National ↗Radio Isla· National ↗prensa.com ↗globalnews.ca ↗
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[Claude] All three reports cover Patrick Stewart's death at 86 in Los Angeles after Alzheimer's, consistent with Report 1's tribute, which is itself a reaction to that death.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets28
Statusverified
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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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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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low risk