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Iraqi Ambassador Confirms Body of Former MP Ahmed al-Alwani Found in Beirut
Verified: 10 outlets in 7 countries have reported this story since Nov 10, 2 of them from Lebanon.
📍 Beirut, LB·🕐 9h ago·10 outlets
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✓ Verified · 10 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 · 13 reports · · 7 countries✓ Verified Nov 10, 10:42 PM UTC
2 outlets from Lebanon, where the story is: Naharnet, This is Beirut · how we count
- Nov 10, 6:07 PM UTCFirst reportFormer Iraqi MP Al-Alwani missing in Lebanonshafaq.com ↗
- Nov 10, 7:31 PM UTC+1 hFormer Iraqi Member of Parliament Found Dead in Beirutthisisbeirut.com.lb ↗
- Nov 10, 10:42 PM UTC+5 hEx-Iraqi MP Ahmed Alwani found dead in Lebanon: What to knowal-monitor.com ↗
- Nov 11, 6:45 AM UTC+13 hFormer Iraqi legislator found dead in Beirut in suspected 'assassination'thenationalnews.com ↗
- Severity rose to high
- Nov 11, 6:45 AM UTC+13 hIraqi Ex-Lawmaker Found Strangled to Death in Beirutenglish.aawsat.com ↗
- Nov 11, 8:49 AM UTC+15 h· you’re reading thisIraqi Ambassador Confirms Body of Former MP Ahmed al-Alwani Found in Beirutthisisbeirut.com.lb (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 10:59 AM UTC+17 hFormer Iraqi MP found strangled in Beirut apartment, three suspects identifiedgulfnews.com ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] All three reports cover the discovery of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani's body in Beirut, and their details do not conflict with Report 1.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
92%Independent outlets4
Statusverified
AI checknone yet
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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%
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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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