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Russell Brand’s appalling consent joke as chilling video emerges
Verified: 4 outlets have reported this story since Nov 11.
📍 United States, US·🕐 26m ago·4 outlets
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✓ Verified · 4 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 · 5 reports · ✓ Verified Nov 11, 11:51 PM UTC
- Nov 11, 8:21 PM UTCFirst reportDonald Trump Jr. makes shocking claims in new video as Russell Brand is sentenced to 10 years for rapehellomagazine.com ↗
- Nov 11, 10:36 PM UTC+2 hDonald Trump's son defends Russell Brand and points to rapist ‘finding God’mirror.co.uk ↗
- Nov 11, 11:51 PM UTC+4 hDonald Trump Jr. defends Russell Brand as he is sentenced to 10 years for rapehellomagazine.com (again) ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 11:51 PM UTC · +4 h
- Nov 12, 8:59 AM UTC+13 hRussell Brand made consent joke at Trump event before sentencedailymail.com ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Nov 12, 2:32 PM UTC+18 h· you’re reading thisRussell Brand’s appalling consent joke as chilling video emergesexpress.co.uk ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Both reports concern the same Russell Brand consent joke, with Report 2 adding that it was made at a Trump event before sentencing, which does not conflict with Report 1.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreHigh
78%Independent outlets2
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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High · How we score this
Risk Score
medium risk