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Owner in fatal food poisoning is sentenced
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 12, 2 of them from Taiwan.
📍 Taipei, Taiwan, TW·🕐 1h ago·2 outlets
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 2 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 · ✓ Verified Nov 12, 5:22 PM UTC
2 outlets from Taiwan, where the story is: Focus Taiwan (CNA), Taipei Times · how we count
- Nov 12, 9:29 AM UTCFirst reportPolam Kopitiam owner sentenced to 22 months in fatal poisoning casefocustaiwan.tw ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 5:22 PM UTC · +8 h
- Nov 12, 5:32 PM UTC+8 hOwner in fatal food poisoning is sentencedtaipeitimes.com ↗
- Nov 12, 5:34 PM UTC+8 h· you’re reading thisOwner in fatal food poisoning is sentencedtaipeitimes.com (again) ↗
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
88%Independent outlets2
Statusverified
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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