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Microsoft Cloud Service Outage Triggers Global Disruption
Verified: 116 outlets in 66 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 9 of them from the United States.
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✓ Verified · 116 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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The story so far · 147 reports · · 66 countries✓ Verified Nov 12, 7:48 PM UTC
9 outlets from the United States, where the story is: ABC News, Bloomberg, CBS News and 6 more · how we count
- Nov 12, 6:48 PM UTCFirst reportGlobal outage hits Microsoft's Outlookrnz.co.nz ↗
- Nov 12, 6:50 PM UTC+2 minOutlook email outage affects users around the worldthenationalnews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 7:44 PM UTC+56 minBreaking: Microsoft platforms suffering widespread outages, including Outlookabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 13, 5:03 PM UTC+22 hMicrosoft races for a fix as outage stretches into 2nd daynationnews.com ↗
- Nov 13, 5:09 PM UTC+22 h· you’re reading thisMicrosoft Cloud Service Outage Triggers Global Disruptionbankinfosecurity.com ↗
- Nov 13, 5:12 PM UTC+22 hCaída de Microsoft continúa: Teams, Outlook y Copilot afectadosgestion.pe ↗
- Nov 13, 5:17 PM UTC+22 hMicrosoft outage disrupts European businesses, public servicesazertag.az (again) ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] All three reports describe the same Microsoft Outlook/365 outage on Thursday, with no conflicting facts about it.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets16
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%.
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Risk Score
low risk