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Iranian forces shoot down US MQ-1 drone off southern coast
Verified: 5 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 2 of them from Iran.
📍 United States, US·🕐 19m ago·5 outlets
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 5 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 · 3 reports · · 2 countries✓ Verified Nov 13, 5:07 PM UTC
2 outlets from Iran, where the story is: IranWire, Press TV · how we count
- Nov 13, 1:43 PM UTCFirst reportIranian Army Claims Destruction of U.S. MQ-1 Drone Off the Coast of Sirikiranwire.com ↗
- Nov 13, 3:54 PM UTC+2 hIran shoots down another US MQ-1 drone in country's southtass.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 5:07 PM UTC · +3 h
- Nov 13, 5:38 PM UTC+4 h· you’re reading thisIranian forces shoot down US MQ-1 drone off southern coastdailythepatriot.com ↗
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Verification Log1
cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Iranian claim of shooting down a US MQ-1 off the southern coast, while Report 3 describes another drone shootdown in the south, a separate occurrence.
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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