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France Accuses Iran of Cyberattacks on Supermarkets, Summons Ambassador
Verified: 97 outlets in 47 countries have reported this story since Nov 9, 3 of them from France.
📍 Paris, FR·🕐 2h ago·97 outlets
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✓ Verified · 97 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 · 128 reports · · 47 countries✓ Verified Nov 9, 4:45 PM UTC
3 outlets from France, where the story is: Euronews, France 24, Le Monde · how we count
- Nov 9, 4:15 PM UTCFirst reportFrench officials suspect Iran is behind refrigerator hacks, sources saystraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 9, 4:44 PM UTC+29 minIran's Revolutionary Guards behind cyberattacks on supermarket fridges, says French FMfrance24.com ↗
- Nov 9, 4:45 PM UTC+30 minFrance accuses Iran of supermarket fridge hackingbbc.co.uk ↗
- Nov 11, 9:13 AM UTC+41 hIran rejects France's 'baseless accusations' on fridge cyberattackseuronews.com (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 9:54 AM UTC+42 h· you’re reading thisFrance Accuses Iran of Cyberattacks on Supermarkets, Summons Ambassadorglobalpost.com ↗
- Nov 11, 10:24 AM UTC+42 hIran rejects France's 'baseless accusations' on fridge cyberattackseuronews.com (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 11:24 AM UTC+43 hEU ready for 'united response' after France blames Iran for fridge hacksfrance24.com (again) ↗
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Verification Log1
cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] All three reports cover the same French accusation against Iran over the supermarket refrigerator cyberattack and do not contradict Report 1.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets14
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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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
medium risk