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19-year-old arrested after shooting injured 2 teens in Bessemer
Verified: 15 outlets in 4 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from the United States.
📍 Bessemer, US·🕐 3h ago·15 outlets
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✓ Verified · 15 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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- 21 outlet: wbrc.com· latest Nov 12, 2:52 AM UTC19-year-old arrested after shooting injured 2 teens in Bessemer ↗
The story so far · 13 reports · · 4 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 4:52 PM UTC
1 outlet from the United States, where the story is: UPI · how we count
- Nov 11, 3:05 PM UTCFirst report17-year-old boy arrested over murder of Ghanaian teenager Javits Frimpongmyjoyonline.com ↗
- Nov 11, 4:13 PM UTC+1 hTeen questioned in connection with shooting death of Javits Frimpong: Sourcesnbcnewyork.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 4:52 PM UTC · +2 h
- Nov 11, 4:52 PM UTC+2 h17-year-old boy arrested in connection with murder of Bronx teen Javits Frimpongnydailynews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 1:36 AM UTC+11 hJavits Frimpong shooting: 17-year-old charged in Nyc News case - El-Balad.comel-balad.com ↗
- Nov 12, 2:52 AM UTC+12 h· you’re reading this19-year-old arrested after shooting injured 2 teens in Bessemerwbrc.com ↗
- Nov 12, 4:17 AM UTC+13 hNew York police arrest 17-year-old over Ghanaian teen’s murderpunchng.com ↗
- Nov 12, 5:21 AM UTC+14 hPolice arrest teen for fatal shooting of 15-year-old Javits Frimpongupi.com ↗
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
95%Independent outlets6
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
medium risk