medium conflictVERIFIED📡 SPREADING
At least five people shot, one killed, in central Washington, DC
Verified: 6 outlets in 4 countries have reported this story since Nov 12. 1 killed, according to 2 outlets.
📍 Washington, US·🕐 21m ago·6 outlets
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 6 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
Figures in this story
From the headlines of its reports in its last 2 days, each with the outlets that report it.
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- 12 outlets: aljazeera.com, gulfnews.com· latest Nov 12, 3:42 PM UTCFive shot in Washington neighbourhood near White House, one reportedly killed ↗
The story so far · 6 reports · · 4 countries✓ Verified Nov 12, 2:45 PM UTC
- Nov 12, 1:46 PM UTCFirst reportFour shot 'within walking distance' of White Housenews.sky.com ↗
- Nov 12, 2:33 PM UTC+46 min5 people shot in neighbourhood north of US White Housescmp.com ↗
- Nov 12, 2:45 PM UTC+59 minFour shot in Washington neighbourhood near White Housegulfnews.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 2:45 PM UTC · +59 min
- Nov 12, 3:32 PM UTC+2 h· you’re reading thisAt least five people shot, one killed, in central Washington, DCaljazeera.com ↗
- Nov 12, 3:42 PM UTC+2 hFive shot in Washington neighbourhood near White House, one reportedly killedgulfnews.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 3:48 PM UTC+2 hFive people shot 'within walking distance' of US White Housewalesonline.co.uk ↗
Location
Verification Log1
cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Both other reports describe the same early-Thursday shooting of five people near the White House, with consistent location and details.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
86%Independent outlets3
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
medium risk