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Kenyan building collapse near Nairobi kills six people

Verified: 64 outlets in 33 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 5 of them from the United States. 2 killed, according to 24 outlets.

📍 Nairobi, KE·🕐 2h ago·64 outlets

Five people reportedly survive as emergency crews search for anyone still trapped in the rubble.

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✓ Verified · 64 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.

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Figures in this story

From the headlines of its reports in its last 2 days, each with the outlets that report it.

Killed · 5 figures, newest first
65 outlets: aljazeera.com, bdnews24.com +3· latest Nov 13, 2:13 PM UTC
6 dead near Kenya’s capital after building collapses ↗
31 outlet: kbc.co.ke· latest Nov 13, 12:11 PM UTC
Three dead, five rescued after Syokimau building collapse ↗
224 outlets: 1news.co.nz, aljazeera.com +22· latest Nov 13, 11:42 AM UTC
New York building collapses leaving two dead as more pulled from rubble - Worldnews.com ↗
Injured · 4 figures, newest first
174 outlets: cbc.bb, haitiantimes.com +2· latest Nov 12, 3:23 PM UTC
At least 8 killed, 17 hurt in Brooklyn building collapse ↗
105 outlets: breitbart.com, news.tuoitre.vn +3· latest Nov 12, 9:24 AM UTC
Building collapse in Brooklyn kills at least two, injures more than 10 ↗
121 outlet: bbc.co.uk· latest Nov 12, 12:33 AM UTC
New York building collapse kills one person and injures 12 ↗
Missing
12 outlets: capitalfm.africa, kbc.co.ke· latest Nov 13, 10:41 AM UTC
Three rescued, one missing after building collapses in Syokimau ↗
Rescued · 2 figures, newest first
51 outlet: kbc.co.ke· latest Nov 13, 12:11 PM UTC
Three dead, five rescued after Syokimau building collapse ↗
31 outlet: kbc.co.ke· latest Nov 13, 10:41 AM UTC
Three rescued, one missing after building collapses in Syokimau ↗
The story so far · 76 reports · · 33 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 10:37 PM UTC

5 outlets from the United States, where the story is: ABC News, Breitbart, NPR News and 2 more · how we count

  1. Nov 11, 10:16 PM UTCFirst report
    New York City building collapse traps people in rubble1news.co.nz ↗
  2. Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 10:37 PM UTC · +20 min
  3. Nov 11, 10:38 PM UTC+21 min
    New York City building collapse leaves people trapped in rubbleindependent.co.uk ↗
  4. Nov 11, 11:10 PM UTC+53 min
    At least 1 person dead, 2 critically injured after building collapses in Brooklyn, police sayabcnews.com ↗
  5. Nov 13, 12:11 PM UTC+38 h
    Three dead, five rescued after Syokimau building collapsekbc.co.ke (again) ↗
  6. Nov 13, 1:27 PM UTC+39 h
    Six people dead near Kenya’s capital after building collapses: Policesabcnews.com ↗
  7. Nov 13, 1:35 PM UTC+39 h· you’re reading this
    Kenyan building collapse near Nairobi kills six peoplealjazeera.com ↗
  8. Nov 13, 2:13 PM UTC+40 h
    6 dead near Kenya’s capital after building collapsesscmp.com (again) ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%

[Claude] Report 2 concerns a separate Brooklyn collapse matched only by the shared word 'building collapses', while Reports 3 and 4 cover the same Kenyan collapse, with Report 4's rescue count being a later de

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cross sourcepending33%

Only 1 source — pending corroboration

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temporalpending50%

Single timestamp

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source diversitypending50%

Average source trust: 50%; Source tiers represented: national

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wire presencepending25%

No authoritative sources yet — awaiting wire/institutional coverage

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llm fact checkpending20%

[Claude] A single low-trust report of a Nairobi-area building collapse with six deaths in the headline conflicts with the body's ongoing search and unverified survivor count, so the casualty figures should not be treated as confirmed.; [Claude] Single report from a source with trust 0.50; no corroboration from a second outlet; [Claude] Headline states six deaths as fact, but the body says five people 'reportedly survive' and crews are still searching for anyone trapped, so the death toll is unconfirmed and may rise; [Claude] Exact location 'near Nairobi' is vague; no specific site, address, or building type given

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Kenyan building collapse near Nairobi kills six people Five people reportedly survive as emergency crews search for anyone still trapped in the rubble.

Reliability
95%

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Risk Score
high risk